Method in an electronic spreadsheet for persistently...

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2001-06-22

2008-12-30

Paula, Cesar B (Department: 2178)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

Spreadsheet

C715S212000, C715S219000, C715S770000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07472339

ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a method and system for persistently self-replicating multiple ranges of cells through a copy-paste operation, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet. A set of ranges of cells is defined, wherein each range of cells has the same size. Each time the content of a range of cells belonging to this set is changed, a self-replication operation is performed automatically. The self-replication operation includes the steps of copying the changed range of cells onto a buffer; determining the set of ranges of cells to which the changed range of cells belongs to; identifying the ranges of cells belonging to the set; and pasting the content of the buffer in each of identified range of cells belonging to the set.

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