Patent ID: 8943142
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing filters for collaborative spreadsheets stored on a cloud computing service, the method comprising: storing a spreadsheet on a server, wherein the spreadsheet comprises a plurality of sheets; granting a plurality of client computers concurrent access to the spreadsheet, wherein the server provides each client computer with a user interface for displaying the spreadsheet; receiving from the plurality of client computers a plurality of filters to be applied to a first sheet in the plurality of sheets, wherein a first filter in the plurality of filters is created by a first user on a first client computer; storing the plurality of filters on the server, wherein the plurality of filters is associated with the first sheet and each of the plurality of filters is concurrently selectable by each of the plurality of client computers; and providing the plurality of filters to each client computer in the plurality of client computers, wherein the user interface displays the plurality of filters and when a second user on a second client computer in the plurality of client computers applies the first filter to the first sheet, the display of the first sheet on the remaining plurality of client computers is independent of the filter application on the second client computer.