Method and system for multithread processing of spreadsheet chain calculations
US7533139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention involve a method of concurrent processing of chain calculations using multiple processors each having a separate recalculation engine in a spreadsheet program. The operations basically include first determining a number of available processors, then allocating a recalculation engine to each available processor, distributing the formulas between the recalculation engines, and then concurrently evaluating the formulas distributed to each recalculation engine when a recalc operation is called for in the spreadsheet program.
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