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Automatic relationship detection for spreadsheet data items
US8990675B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8990675-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113252450-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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A system for automatically detecting relationships in spreadsheet data is disclosed. The system may be configured to analyze data items in the spreadsheet to determine whether two or more data items are unrelated. If the two or more data items are unrelated, then the system may notify a user of a need to define the relationship, and automatically defines the relationship for the two or more data items, or suggests the relationship to the user.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system for creating a report in a spreadsheet, the system comprising: a central processing unit; and a memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the central processing unit, cause the central processing unit to create: a data source module programmed to identify tables associated with the spreadsheet; a relationship module programmed to analyze the tables and identify related tables that have an undefined relationship, the relationship modul…
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- What does patent US8990675B2 cover?
- A system for automatically detecting relationships in spreadsheet data is disclosed. The system may be configured to analyze data items in the spreadsheet to determine whether two or more data items are unrelated. If the two or more data items are unrelated, then the system may notify a user of a need to define the relationship, and automatically defines the relationship for the two or more dat…
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- Folting Allan, Handy Stephen Van De Walker, Oppenheimer Diego M, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F40/18. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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