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Spreadsheet system and method for managing photos

  • US 8,166,385 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2009
  • Issued: 04/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program instructions executable by a computer to implement a computerized spreadsheet by performing the following steps:

  • a) storing a spreadsheet comprising an ordered set of cells, wherein each of the cells has a data structure for storing i) a formula selecting a set of selected objects to be displayed in the cell and ii) a container comprising a set of objects;

    b) storing objects and formulas in the cells of the spreadsheet, wherein the stored objects are photos;

    c) storing tags associated with at least one of the stored objects, wherein each of the tags comprises an attribute-value pair;

    d) processing a drag-and-drop action by a user to move objects from a first cell to a second cell, wherein the processing comprises,i) if a forcing semantics mode is active, automatically changing tags associated with the moved objects based on a formula stored in the second cell, andii) if a non-forcing semantics mode is active, automatically changing the formula stored in the second cell; and

    e) displaying the spreadsheet on a display to the user.

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