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US 2003/0120999 A1Published application
Calculating in spreadsheet cells without using formulas
OwnerMichelle A. Miller, P. Gayle Mujica +4inventors
InventorsMichelle A. Miller, P. Gayle Mujica, Roger S. Falaster, Lisabeth C. Main, Lisa Smoot, Bea R. Aton
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Abstract
A computer spreadsheet application program on a graphing calculator or other computer that allows the user to calculate and enter results inside a spreadsheet cell without using or entering a formula. Similarly, other embodiments include the same user interface functionality in a ROM software application package that is executed on a graphing calculator or other handheld device.
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A user interface for a spreadsheet computer program comprising:
- a spreadsheet display having rows and columns of cells;
- a cursor operable by a user input which indicates at least one currently selected cell;
- and
- a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the user interface stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
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A handheld computing device comprising:
- a screen capable of displaying spreadsheet rows and columns for a spreadsheet application;
- an input device for operating the computing device and entering user responses;
- a processor for executing programming that provides a user interface to the spreadsheet application wherein the user interface further comprises:
- a cursor operable by user input through the input device, wherein the cursor indicates at least one currently selected cell;
- and
- a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the user interface stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
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A graphing calculator comprising:
- a screen capable of displaying spreadsheet rows and columns for a spreadsheet application;
- an input device for operating the computing device and entering user responses;
- a processor for executing programming that provides a user interface to the spreadsheet application wherein the user interface further comprises:
- a cursor operable by user input through the input device, wherein the cursor indicates at least one currently selected cell;
- and
- a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the programing stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.