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Enhanced spreadsheet presentation using spotlighting and enhanced spreadsheet collaboration using live typing

US11755829B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Meenakshi Naren · Hyderabad, IN
Vinay Vishwanath · Bidar, IN
Shashank Kapoor
Shravani Dilip Agarkar · Ashti, IN
Karthik Kasoju · Chilpur, IN
Sandeep Choudri · Hyderabad, IN
Naresh Jain · Hyderabad, IN
Tumu Sree Bharath · Hyderabad, IN
Brian Jones · Redmond, US
Jeet Mukeshkumar Patel · Sayla, IN
Sameer Desai · Bidar, IN
Shashank Gupta · Sammamish, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04806
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method includes accessing a spreadsheet for display on a display screen during a remote meeting, receiving a first selection to execute a spotlight function, receiving a second selection of a portion of the spreadsheet being displayed, creating an overlay via the spotlight function, the overlay having a transparent cavity corresponding to the selected portion of the spreadsheet, and applying the overlay to the spreadsheet being displayed such that the selected portion is visible and other portions of the spreadsheet are obscured.

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