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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Farzad Khosrowshahi, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Murray I. Woloshin, New York, NY (US);
FurrayLogic Ltd., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for easily allowing a user of little to no programming language knowledge to convert a computerized spreadsheet model to a structured programming language model, which method includes: (i) receiving, from the user via a computer input device, outputs and inputs of the computerized spreadsheet model desired to be processed for conversion; (ii) checking the user entries for errors; (iii) if an error is found, then requesting corrected user entry; (iv) if no error is found, then identifying all relevant spreadsheet model cells based on the user entries; (v) processing formulas used in the spreadsheet model for parsing; (vi) converting the formulas into final form and determining calculation priority order; and (vii) generating the structured programming language model. The method of the present invention is carried out by a system including a computer having a user interface, a microprocessor and a storage unit, an input device electronically coupled to the computer, and a software program stored in the storage unit, the software program being programmed to operate the microprocessor for carrying out the steps of the invention.