Patent ID: 9489369
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. Method for modifying the content of one or a plurality of cells of a spread sheet or a report which is associated with a spread sheet having a number of cells which are displayed in rows and columns, comprising: assigning several control fields to a single row or a single column of the spread sheet, wherein each of the control fields allows a user to subsequently execute a number of different commands each time when one of the control fields is manipulated by the user, and wherein a first type of the control fields serves to change the data category of the associated cells, and a second type of the control fields serves to change the data format of the associated cells or to execute a number of different mathematical functions in relation to the associated cells; detecting, if one of the control fields is manipulated in a predetermined manner by a user in order to modify the content of a plurality of cells of the associated row or column; when such a user request has been recognized, retrieving and processing a predetermined entry from a storage medium, depending on the type of the control field, wherein the storage medium includes a number of different entries, which are processed consecutively each time the user request is repeated; and modifying the content of a plurality of cells accordingly.