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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Matthew J. Kotler, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexander G. Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oliver G. Fisher, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew D. Morgan, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Matthew Franklin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew J. Kotler, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alexander G. Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oliver G. Fisher, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew D. Morgan, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Matthew Franklin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system architecture integrates spreadsheet functionality into text. The architecture allows insertion of discrete individual fields, referred to as 'free floating fields', inline with normal textual sentences. In an HTML document, for example, the free floating fields are elements constructed along with text elements and rendered together as an integrated document. Once rendered, the free floating fields present contents that resemble normal text consistent with the surrounding text. The free floating fields offer spreadsheet functionality, including the ability to handle complex formulas, reference values in a separate free floating field or table, and automatically recalculate the formulas when a source value changes.