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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2011
Applicant:

Ryo Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Ryo Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 17/246 (2013.01); G06F 17/245 (2013.01);
Abstract

Lines drawn on a touch screen with an inputting window opened are recognized as ruled lines which are parallel with a row or column of a spreadsheet, and a square formed by the ruled lines is set to a cell in the spreadsheet when the square is formed. Consequently, it is possible to create the spreadsheet when a user of a computer simply draws a line with a fingertip or the like over the touch screen, and furthermore, it is also possible to input a value to the cell by specifying the square part drawn with the lines to carry out an operation for inputting data. Thus, there is provided a spreadsheet creating interface which makes the most of a visibility and an operability of the touch screen.


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