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Spreadsheet cell-based notifications

US9501463B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9501463-B2
Application numberUS-29689705-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 8, 2005
Priority dateDec 8, 2005
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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Abstract

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A workflow includes an activity that takes advantage of spreadsheet calculations. For a spreadsheet activity, calculation and extraction of values from a spreadsheet is performed. Thus, spreadsheet calculations are integrated into workflows without user intervention. After the workflow is complete, or after a spreadsheet activity is calculated, or upon a threshold or condition being met, a user or system may be notified (e.g., by email, instant message, etc.). Values from previous activities in the workflow may be obtained and provided to the spreadsheet (e.g., cell values are set, modified, or adjusted). The spreadsheet may then be recalculated using these obtained values. Moreover, values from the spreadsheet may be used in subsequent parts of the workflow. Also, any number of spreadsheet activities may be incorporated into a workflow, and one spreadsheet activity may provide values to a second spreadsheet activity in the workflow.

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What is claimed: 1. A method comprising: responsive to a generation of a first spreadsheet file: designating a threshold value of a cell in the first spreadsheet file; designating a schedule to refresh and recalculate the first spreadsheet file; initiating a first automated workflow process; initiating a second automated workflow process; and responsive to receiving an output value from the first automated workflow process, executing the second automated workflow process;…

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What does patent US9501463B2 cover?
A workflow includes an activity that takes advantage of spreadsheet calculations. For a spreadsheet activity, calculation and extraction of values from a spreadsheet is performed. Thus, spreadsheet calculations are integrated into workflows without user intervention. After the workflow is complete, or after a spreadsheet activity is calculated, or upon a threshold or condition being met, a user…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Khen Dan Y, Battagin Dan, Megiddo Eran, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).