Custom action invocation in a speadsheet integrated with web services
US11848976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments facilitate extending client-side software functionality to leverage server-side functionality, such as server-side business logic implementing custom actions and accessible to a specialized add-in to the client-side software, e.g., a client-side spreadsheet. An example method includes exposing one or more parameters of server-side logic in a client-side spreadsheet, wherein the server-side logic includes code for implementing one or more software actions; providing input to one or more spreadsheet fields corresponding to the one or more parameters, there by allocating one or more values to the one or more parameters; detecting user selection of a User Interface (UI) control for using the server-side logic to implement the one or more software actions; and sending the one or more values to the server-side logic via one or more web services, thereby providing the one or more values as input to the server-side logic.
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