Merging table cells via expansion in a collaborative document having row span and column span properties
US10331767B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a change to a table. A processing circuitry receives, from a user in a collaborative document editing environment, the change to the table, wherein the change comprises an expansion of a first cell in the table. A first state of the first cell is identified, wherein the state is indicative of a number of columns and a number of rows over which the first cell spans, and at least one of the number of columns and the number of rows is greater than one. A second state of a second cell that is adjacent to the first cell is identified, and the processing circuitry selects whether to allow the expansion of the first cell based on the second state of the second cell.
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