Patents by Inventor Marcella C. Rader

Marcella C. Rader 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).

  • Reporting status of external references in a spreadsheet without updating
    Patent number: 6898760
    Abstract: The invention, in one embodiment, is a method and system for reporting the status of external references, or links, of a spreadsheet workbook. In an Edit Links dialog box, the user may view a list of links and their status. The user may select a Check Status button in the Edit Links dialog box to check the status of the links without updating the links because updating the links may require considerable time. A textual status message is displayed for each link in the Edit Links dialog box. The textual status message indicates to the user whether there is s possible problem with the link. As part of checking the status of a link, an analysis is made to determine whether any problems with the source file exist. For instance, it is determined whether the source file is open and whether it is valid. The results of this analysis determine what is displayed in the status column of the Edit Links dialog box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse Raymond Bedford, Matthew C. Gauthier, Tuan E. Huynh, Ramakrishnan Natarajan, Justin M. Maguire, III, Marcella C. Rader