Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1996-02-28
1997-09-02
Feild, Joseph H.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345339, 345340, 345347, 345350, 395764, 395938, G06F 1730
Patent
active
056641273
ABSTRACT:
An electronic spreadsheet system includes a notebook interface having a plurality of notebook pages, each of which may contain a spread of information cells, or other desired page type (e.g., Graphs page). Methods are provided for rapidly accessing and processing information on the different pages, including displaying a plurality of page identifiers for selecting individual pages, and further including a preferred syntax for referencing information. Additional methods are provided for editing cells and blocks of cells.
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Anderson Charles
Bush Alan M.
Cseri Istvan
Liaw Weikuo
Low Murray K.
Borland International Inc.
Feild Joseph H.
Slone David N.
Smart John A.
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