Patents by Inventor Joseph John McDaid

Joseph John McDaid has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12333241
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for integrating native and non-native dependencies in a spreadsheet hosted by a spreadsheet application. In an implementation, a computing apparatus identifies a formula in a first cell of a spreadsheet which includes a non-native argument. The computing apparatus identifies a dependency between the first cell and a second cell created by the non-native argument. The computing apparatus limits recalculations of the spreadsheet based at least on the dependency. In an implementation, absent any other dependencies between the first cell and other cells, the first cell is excluded from recalculations triggered by changes to the other cells and included in recalculations triggered by the second cell. In an implementation, a direct or indirect dependency is created by, respectively, an explicit or implicit reference to the second cell in the non-native argument. In some implementations, the formula is native to the spreadsheet application hosting the spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John McDaid, Su-Piao Wu, Alexander Yuryevich Novokhodko, Guido Van Rossum
  • Publication number: 20250094697
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein by which a spreadsheet function is accepted as an argument to another function in a spreadsheet. In an implementation, a computing apparatus identifies a formula in a cell, the formula including a first function which has a parameter for the name of a second, non-anonymous function. The computing apparatus passes the function name as an argument to the first function for execution. In executing the first function, the computing apparatus calls the second function and passes a value as an argument to the second function. The computing apparatus updates the spreadsheet based on one or more results of the first function. In an implementation, when the first function calls the second function, the first function iterates through a range of values passed to it as an argument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Joseph John MCDAID, Andrew James BECKER
  • Publication number: 20250068835
    Abstract: A data processing system implements receiving a first input in a spreadsheet in a spreadsheet application, detecting an indication that the first input includes first executable program code, analyzing the first executable program code to identify first references to one or more first elements of the spreadsheet in the first executable program code, requesting spreadsheet data associated with the one or more first elements of the spreadsheet from the spreadsheet application, receiving the spreadsheet data from the spreadsheet application; executing the first executable program code using the spreadsheet data referenced in the first executable program code to obtain a first program code result and causing the spreadsheet application to display the first program code result in the spreadsheet application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John MCDAID, Keyur PATEL, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN, Eoin BURKE, Su-Piao WU, James MASSON, Christopher GROSS, Jake Elliot ARMSTRONG, Carlos Augusto OTERO, John Herbert Martin WILLIAMS, Nicholas Charles WILSON, Andrew Donald GORDON, Neil TORONTO, Anders HEJLSBERG, Guido VAN ROSSUM, Shaofeng ZHU, Stephen DOWER, John LAM
  • Publication number: 20250061271
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for integrating native and non-native dependencies in a spreadsheet hosted by a spreadsheet application. In an implementation, a computing apparatus identifies a formula in a first cell of a spreadsheet which includes a non-native argument. The computing apparatus identifies a dependency between the first cell and a second cell created by the non-native argument. The computing apparatus limits recalculations of the spreadsheet based at least on the dependency. In an implementation, absent any other dependencies between the first cell and other cells, the first cell is excluded from recalculations triggered by changes to the other cells and included in recalculations triggered by the second cell. In an implementation, a direct or indirect dependency is created by, respectively, an explicit or implicit reference to the second cell in the non-native argument. In some implementations, the formula is native to the spreadsheet application hosting the spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Joseph John MCDAID, Su-Piao WU, Alexander Yuryevich NOVOKHODKO, Guido VAN ROSSUM
  • Patent number: 12026560
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, James Squires Masson, Joseph John McDaid, Arturo Goicochea Hoefken
  • Publication number: 20240211684
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Patent number: 11966796
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, James Squires Masson, Joseph John McDaid, Arturo Goicochea Hoefken
  • Patent number: 11966690
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, James Squires Masson, Joseph John McDaid, Arturo Goicochea Hoefken
  • Publication number: 20240069989
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Publication number: 20240069988
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Publication number: 20240070383
    Abstract: An enhanced integration of spreadsheet environments and external environments is disclosed herein that allows users to enter non-native statements directly into the cells of a worksheet so that external resources can be applied with respect to their values. In addition, a security model is disclosed whereby external functions referenced in the cells of a worksheet are executed in the context of a runtime environment that is secured apart from the spreadsheet application that hosts the worksheet. Various enhancements to the user experience are also disclosed that allow users to enter non-native statements in line with respect to the functional syntax that forms the basis of spreadsheet formulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul PATEL, James Squires MASSON, Joseph John MCDAID, Arturo GOICOCHEA HOEFKEN
  • Patent number: 11227106
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies one or more vector representations of a context of the cell and supplies the one or more vector representations as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Patent number: 11080477
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies a vector representation of a context of the cell and supplies the vector representation as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Patent number: 10853732
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for automatically constructing a new formula based upon an existing formula. Various methods are employed to analyze an existing formula in order to determine an intent. Once the intent is determined, a new formula may be constructed that satisfies the intent of the existing formula. Further aspects relate to validating the new formula to ensure it produces the same result as the existing formula which it is intended to replace. Various user interface elements are also disclosed which may be employed to provide the newly constructed formulas to users of an application. The various aspects to disclosed herein may be performed by an application, such as a spreadsheet application, performed in real-time, or provided as a remote service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John McDaid, Johnny S. Campbell, Benjamin Edward Rampson
  • Publication number: 20200302009
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies one or more vector representations of a context of the cell and supplies the one or more vector representations as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Publication number: 20200302013
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies a vector representation of a context of the cell and supplies the vector representation as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew William Stegmaier, Johnny Campbell, Joseph John McDaid, Christian Canton, Vikas Yadav, Sjoerd Roelof de Jong, Robert David Ohn Tinn, Marc Manuel Johannes Brockschmidt, Juliana Patricia Vicente Franco, Sneha Khullar
  • Publication number: 20180005122
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for automatically constructing a new formula based upon an existing formula. Various methods are employed to analyze an existing formula in order to determine an intent. Once the intent is determined, a new formula may be constructed that satisfies the intent of the existing formula. Further aspects relate to validating the new formula to ensure it produces the same result as the existing formula which it is intended to replace. Various user interface elements are also disclosed which may be employed to provide the newly constructed formulas to users of an application. The various aspects to disclosed herein may be performed by an application, such as a spreadsheet application, performed in real-time, or provided as a remote service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph John McDaid, Johnny S. Campbell, Benjamin Edward Rampson