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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Carlos Augusto Otero, Seattle, WA (US);
John Campbell, Renton, WA (US);
Uhl Albert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Pablo Rochat, San Francisco, CA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A smart selection engine is provided. The smart selection engine may run in the context of a spreadsheet application on any device, service, or general endpoint capable of running the spreadsheet application. The smart selection engine reduces the cognitive load and complexity for performing spreadsheet operations by clearly presenting the user with easy to use and understand options that are big, simple, and lend themselves nicely to natural user interfaces, touch enabled devices, and devices with small displays as well as with graphical user interfaces, larger displays, and traditional input devices. By making contextually based suggestions, the smart selection engine reduces or eliminates the need for the user to be aware of the available operations or how to perform the operations. Further, the smart selection engine improves the consistency and efficiency of working with a spreadsheet.