Patent ID: 9129234
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for representing a person within a spreadsheet, comprising: accessing a displayed spreadsheet that includes support for native objects comprising a person object and other native spreadsheet objects including chart objects and table objects, wherein the person object comprises fields including a name and a contact method; determining when a spreadsheet operation involves the person object that is displayed within the spreadsheet including a graphical representation of the person object and a graphical status indicator of the person that indicates an availability of the person object, wherein the graphical status indicator is configured to change a color and a shape of the graphical representation of the person object based on the changes in the availability of the person; configuring, in response to determining that the spreadsheet operation involves the person object, a view of the spreadsheet based on a person represented by the person object, wherein configuring the display comprises: determining that a second data object in the spreadsheet is associated with the person object; in response to determining that the second data object is associated with the person object, identifying a predetermined rule, wherein the predetermined rule is defined based on a data category of the second data object; and performing a spreadsheet operation involving the person object, wherein the spreadsheet operation: