Autocompleting with queries to a database
US8234293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An autocomplete method and system provides suggested completions for partial data entries based upon predefined coordinates, operands and/or commands. In one embodiment, the partial data entry may be in an active cell of a spreadsheet and the predefined coordinates may be queried from a separate, preconfigured, multi-dimensional database linked to the active cell or the spreadsheet.
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