| 7039874 |
Interface for modifying data fields in a mark-up language environment |
| May-2-2006 |
A method for modifying a data field is described, illustrated and claimed. The novel system and method allows for quick and efficient modification of all or a portion of a plurality of data fields, while... |
| 7020592 |
Method of analyzing chemical processes |
| Mar-28-2006 |
When chemical process conditions and chemical species are input on a spreadsheet software (1), a chemical model is selected according to the chemical species by a software (4, 5, 6) different... |
| 7010779 |
Parser, code generator, and data calculation and transformation engine for spreadsheet calculations |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A system including spreadsheet sheets, makes calculations and data transformations, which is available through a programming interface, and conforms to the grammar and syntax of a target software development... |
| 6988241 |
Client side, web-based spreadsheet |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A method and system that that allows a designer to create "spreadsheet" web pages, which can then be viewed and used by the designer and/or by other users. The described embodiments of the present invention... |
| 6986099 |
Error correction mechanisms in spreadsheet packages |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A spreadsheet package allows a base formula to be copied to at least one adjacent cell to form a referencing array. The package maintains a list of bound arrays, at least one cell of a bound array being... |
| 6981209 |
Automatic layout of vertical flow oriented characters within a defined area |
| Dec-27-2005 |
The method uses an HTML table cell sizing method designed to measure and layout horizontal HTML table cell elements, and implements a logical view and a search algorithm to layout table cells with the... |
| 6961898 |
System and method for calculation using vertical parentheses |
| Nov-1-2005 |
Systems and methods for computer-based numerical calculation using a calcsheet are provided. A calcsheet may provide one or more columns for vertical calculation, each column having a plurality of fields... |
| 6957385 |
Worldwide number format for a spreadsheet program module |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A worldwide number format for use with a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The worldwide number format includes a locale specifier comprising a number shape, a calendar type and a locale identification... |
| 6912690 |
Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for persistently copy-pasting a source range of cells onto one or more destination ranges of cells |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A system and method is disclosed for persistently copying and pasting a source range of cells of a multidimensional spreadsheet onto one or more destination ranges of cells. When the source cells are first... |
| 6883136 |
Simultaneous display and formatting of disparate values in a tabular form |
| Apr-19-2005 |
The present invention provides for simultaneous display of a tabular and a form view of the records, (b) displaying multiple disparate values in a single control, and (c) formatting the values based on... |
| 6856972 |
Automated method for analyzing and comparing financial data |
| Feb-15-2005 |
An improved and automated method of analyzing data is provided. The method includes the steps of: gathering data from at least one field in financial statements from at least two different time periods... |
| 6779152 |
Method for rotating a dynamic HTML table |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A method, operative at a web server, for generating an HTML table having dynamic data, wherein the table can be oriented in any horizontal or vertical orientation. The method preferably utilizes a table... |
| 6766512 |
Methods and systems for generating a structured language model from a spreadsheet model |
| Jul-20-2004 |
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... |
| 6757867 |
Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for adding or removing elements from a cell named range according to different modes |
| Jun-29-2004 |
Some "summary" information in a cell named range is preserved when some spreadsheet elements rows, columns, or pages are added or removed from the cell named range. A range summary cell is defined by specifying... |
| 6725422 |
Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for introducing new elements in a cell named range according to different modes |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A named range defined by a cell address range in a spreadsheet comprises a plurality of cells identified in each dimension by an address, each dimension comprising two directions. An open named range is... |
| 6711715 |
Method and system for efficient storage and restoration of display state data |
| Mar-23-2004 |
Storage and restoration of display state data for a display object having a display state that can be altered by display state changes made to other display objects in a hierarchical data structure where... |
| 6708177 |
Method of formatting values in a fixed number of spaces using the java programming language |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A computer implemented method of and apparatus for printing values in a fixed number of column spaces using Java is described. A value desired to be formatted to a predetermined length string and an indexed... |
| 6687875 |
Table editing apparatus |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A table editing apparatus spares users wasteful editing work in determining relative positional relations between cell boundaries of a table. The apparatus includes a cell boundary movement designating... |
| 6625499 |
Tabular range editing mechanism |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method of manipulation of cells within a table on an interactive user display comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a subset of cells of the table as a block on the display, the block having an orientation... |
| 6613098 |
Storage of application specific data in HTML |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A spreadsheet program saves data into a hypertext markup language (HTML) document that can be viewed with a browser program, but persists all of the information associated with that data necessary to maintain... |
| 6579324 |
Method for indicating a selected region on a computer display while allowing the user to see the formatting of the background and content items within the selected region |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A method for using an indicator, known as "See Through View," that allows a user to select a region on the display device and still see the visual attributes of the contents as they will appear when the... |
| 6549878 |
System and method for editing a spreadsheet via an improved editing and cell selection model |
| Apr-15-2003 |
Editing cells within a spreadsheet to change the contents of a spreadsheet. To enter edit mode and alter the contents of a cell, the user first selects a cell by single clicking a mouse button while the... |
| 6523167 |
Spreadsheet recalculation engine version stamp |
| Feb-18-2003 |
A recalculation engine version stamp is employed to determine whether a spreadsheet program file should be fully recalculated upon opening. When a spreadsheet program file is recalculated and saved, a... |
| 6496832 |
Visualization spreadsheet |
| Dec-17-2002 |
A system for analyzing data organized into data sets and for transforming the data sets into a visual representation of the data sets is provided. The system includes a memory, a first processor, and an... |
| 6467078 |
Program development system, method for developing programs and storage medium storing programs for development of programs |
| Oct-15-2002 |
There is disclosed a program development system, a method for developing programs and a storage medium storing programs for development of programs by which the reduction in development periods of a program... |
| 6460059 |
Visual aid to simplify achieving correct cell interrelations in spreadsheets |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A method and apparatus for displaying a spreadsheet on a display device in a computer system to facilitate easy recognition of errors. More specifically, with this invention one cell is selected, and there... |
| 6317758 |
Method and system for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors |
| Nov-13-2001 |
In a computer implemented spreadsheet, a method for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors after a cell is copied includes identifying at least one destination cell containing a formula... |
| 6285998 |
System and method for generating reusable database queries |
| Sep-4-2001 |
An improved user interface and query method permits a computer user to quickly specify field names, operators, and desired values for a database query. One or more of the desired values can be specified... |
| 6154748 |
Method for visually mapping data between different record formats |
| Nov-28-2000 |
A computer system, computer program product, and method for visually mapping data between different record formats provides for the mapping of source data fields of a dump file to the target data format... |
| 6061689 |
Object aggregation representation of relational database rows having nontraditional datatypes |
| May-9-2000 |
A program product is described in which a class library is provided to permit object oriented applications to access and to manipulate, in accordance with the object model, nontraditional data values of... |
| 5960415 |
Forecasting control system and method |
| Sep-28-1999 |
This invention concerns a forecasting control system which takes data and processes it to provide selective data reports including forecasts as a continuum of post results. The system makes use of arrays... |
| 5937155 |
Interactive report generation system and method of operation |
| Aug-10-1999 |
A computer software system (10) is provided. The computer software system (10) includes a compiler (12) operable to receive a worksheet definition (20) and to access a plurality of model interface functions... |
| 5933638 |
Method and apparatus for creating application computer programs using an objects evaluation matrix |
| Aug-3-1999 |
An Objects Evaluation Matrix.TM. is provided which links together "objects" (i.e., areas in computer memory that serve as basic structural units of analysis) to create a complete (or partial) application... |
| 5933634 |
Mock-up method and mock-up control system for displaying pseudo operation |
| Aug-3-1999 |
A screen layout corresponding to a transaction routine is input to a FORM, and an item and a code of design information corresponding to a screen input are generated as a table. A location of the screen... |
| 5893123 |
System and method of integrating a spreadsheet and external program having output data calculated automatically in response to input data from the spreadsheet |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A system and method integrate a spreadsheet and an externally implemented program. The system includes a set of input cells in the spreadsheet, which contain input data for the external program; a set... |
| 5890174 |
Method and system for constructing a formula in a spreadsheet |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A method and system for assisting a user in constructing a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet operating on a computer system. A function dialog box is displayed that lists various functions that may be... |
| 5890151 |
Method and system for performing partial-sum queries on a data cube |
| Mar-30-1999 |
Disclosed is a method and system for performing a partial-sum query in a database in which the data is represented as a multi-dimensional data cube. The data cube is partitioned into multi-dimensional... |
| 5842180 |
Method and system for detecting and correcting errors in a spreadsheet formula |
| Nov-24-1998 |
In association with a computer system, a method and system for detecting and correcting errors in a spreadsheet formula. A token is created corresponding to each entry in the formula. As the formula is... |
| 5768158 |
Computer-based system and method for data processing |
| Jun-16-1998 |
An electronic spreadsheet, formed in accordance with the present invention, providing a user with improved data processing capability, includes displaying a visual presentation to the user, the visual... |
| 5721847 |
Method and system for linking controls with cells of a spreadsheet |
| Feb-24-1998 |
A method and apparatus for inserting a selected graphic control within a spreadsheet, chart, or dialog sheet. The graphic control can be selected from a Forms button toolbar and then positioned within... |
| 5652889 |
Alternate execution and interpretation of computer program having code at unknown locations due to transfer instructions having computed destination addresses |
| Jul-29-1997 |
It is not always possible or practical to fully translate an original computer program because execution transfer instructions may have computed destination addresses that cannot be determined until program... |
| 5621876 |
Method and apparatus for modifying a display matrix in a computer window by adding one column or row at a time |
| Apr-15-1997 |
A method of modifying a display matrix in a matrix display area in a window on a computer display screen. The method includes the steps of displaying data in a matrix format, thereby forming a display... |
| 5600584 |
Interactive formula compiler and range estimator |
| Feb-4-1997 |
A method for tracking errors in a system of numerical formulas. It uses confidence intervals and special encodings, and is suitable for use in an interactive computer program. Maximum efficiency and accuracy... |
| 5598519 |
Method and system for direct cell formatting in a spreadsheet |
| Jan-28-1997 |
A method and system wherein data elements in cells of a spreadsheet may be assigned character attribute information, such as font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, etc., wherein the character... |
| 5280575 |
Apparatus for cell format control in a spread sheet |
| Jan-18-1994 |
A data structure for tabular data arranged in rows and columns. The data structure includes a header portion including a generic columnar processing information table, and a data portion for storing data... |
| 5255356 |
Method for hiding and showing spreadsheet cells |
| Oct-19-1993 |
A method for hiding and showing spreadsheet cells of a worksheet being displayed on a computer system display means. The hiding and showing is based upon hierarchical relationships among the spreadsheet... |
| 5247611 |
Spreadsheet cell having multiple data fields |
| Sep-21-1993 |
A spreadsheet comprised of a plurality of cells is described wherein each cell is separately identified by one or more parameters. The cells are dynamically configured so that the size may be changed depending... |
| 5231577 |
Method and system for processing formatting information in a spreadsheet |
| Jul-27-1993 |
A method and system wherein characters in cells of a spreadsheet may be assigned character attribute information, such as font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, etc., wherein the character attribute... |
| 5021973 |
Method for assisting the operator of an interactive data processing system to enter data directly into a selected cell of a spreadsheet |
| Jun-4-1991 |
A method for use in an interactive data processing system which includes a processor for controlling data entered into said system from an input device, and a display device which functions to display... |
