System and method for automatically completing spreadsheet formulas
US7451397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatically completing a formula of a spreadsheet application, calculator application, accounting application, business application or banking application. One aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method for automatically completing formulaic cell data. The computer-implemented method includes a step for substantiating an autocomplete process in response to a user input of formulaic cell data and aggregating autocomplete options based on the user input. Another aspect of the present invention includes displaying a dynamic list of autocomplete options when the user input is a trigger.
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