Tabular range editing mechanism
US6625499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/166
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 of fields of the cells along at least one dimension; (b) determining data characteristics of the block for each the field in the direction of the orientation; (c) selecting representative data from the block for each the field in the direction of the orientation; (d) generating a first interface displaying for each the field (i) one or more of the data characteristics; and (ii) corresponding the representative data as an editable element; (e) making user desired modifications to each the editable element to form a changed elements; (f) applying corresponding modifications of each the changed element to all cells of the block in a direction perpendicular to the orientation to form an altered block; and (g) outputting the altered block to the table for display.
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