Patent ID: 7693860
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for executing a computer implemented method for creating spreadsheet metadata, the method comprising: receiving an item in a cell contained in a spreadsheet; receiving item metadata about the item; associating the item metadata with the item to create spreadsheet metadata; and storing the item in a cell table, wherein the cell table includes an item data table and a metadata table wherein the item data table is divided into a first section and a second section, the first section of the item data table storing location information about the cell and the second section of the item data table storing the item contained in the cell, wherein the metadata table stores information about the spreadsheet and is divided into a first section and a second section, the first section of the metadata table storing cell metadata and the second section of the metadata table storing the item metadata, wherein the cell metadata comprises a cell metadata type section and a cell metadata information section, and wherein the item metadata comprises an item metadata type section and an item metadata information section.