Google llc (20240119224). TABLE CELL SPLITTING IN AN ONLINE DOCUMENT EDITOR simplified abstract
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TABLE CELL SPLITTING IN AN ONLINE DOCUMENT EDITOR
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Inventor(s)
Tomer Aberbach of Hoboken NJ (US)
Gregory George Galante of Little Silver NJ (US)
TABLE CELL SPLITTING IN AN ONLINE DOCUMENT EDITOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240119224 titled 'TABLE CELL SPLITTING IN AN ONLINE DOCUMENT EDITOR
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes techniques for table cell splitting in an online document editor.
- Responsive to a request to split a cell in a table, the method determines a target number of rows and columns, inserts rows and columns adjacent to the cell to reach the target numbers, and merges groups of cells within the initial boundary of the cell.
- Potential Applications:**
- Online document editing platforms - Collaborative document editing tools
- Problems Solved:**
- Efficiently splitting table cells in online documents - Improving user experience in editing tables
- Benefits:**
- Streamlined table editing process - Enhanced organization and structure in documents
- Potential Commercial Applications:**
- Online office suites - Document management systems
- Possible Prior Art:**
There may be prior art related to table cell splitting techniques in document editing software, but specific examples are not provided in the abstract.
- Unanswered Questions:**
- How does this technique handle complex table structures with merged cells?
- Are there any limitations to the number of rows and columns that can be split in a single cell?
Original Abstract Submitted
techniques are described herein for table cell splitting in an online document editor. a method includes: responsive to a request to split a cell in a table, determining a target number of rows and a target number of columns, automatically inserting rows adjacent to rows of the cell to reach the target number of rows, automatically inserting columns adjacent to columns of the cell to reach the target number of columns, and automatically merging groups of cells within an initial boundary of the cell, each group spanning a determined number of rows per group and a determined number of columns per group.
