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Using text messages to interact with spreadsheets

  • US 9,898,454 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2010
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for associating text messages to a spreadsheet stored on a first computing device, comprising:

  • receiving a text message from a second computing device directed to a text address associated with at least one spreadsheet object within the spreadsheet, wherein the spreadsheet comprises one or more spreadsheet objects, wherein the text message comprises one of;

    an instant message (IM), a short message service (SMS) message, an enhanced messaging service (EMS) message, and a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, wherein the text address is a number, and wherein the text message is not associated with a spreadsheet stored on the second computing device;

    parsing the text message received from the second computing device to determine the at least one spreadsheet object of the one or more spreadsheet objects associated with the text message, wherein determining the at least one spreadsheet object is based at least in part on the text address;

    determining an operation to perform in the spreadsheet from the text message; and

    performing the operation in the spreadsheet, wherein the operation comprises accessing the associated at least one spreadsheet object.

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