ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF SPREADSHEETS WITH EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS

An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed...

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Main Authors GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN, Arturo, PATEL, Keyur Rahul, MASSON, James Squires, MCDAID, Joseph John
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.06.2024
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202418600118