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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Jeremy Coblenz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffery Robert Hunter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yik Shing Yip, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Jeremy Coblenz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffery Robert Hunter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yik Shing Yip, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/246 (2013.01);
Abstract
Context sensitive computations in a spreadsheet application are disclosed. In some embodiments, semantics with respect to various spreadsheet operations are specified for each of a plurality of number formats in a spreadsheet application. The semantics associated with a particular number format specify behavior for values of that number format with respect to various spreadsheet operations.