Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generating sound files and transcriptions for use in spreadsheet applications
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Application No.: US15199968Application Date: 2016-06-30
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Publication No.: US09934215B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Christian Canton , John Campbell , Samuel C. Radakovitz , Matthew Hart Fichtner , Carlos Augusto Otero , Benjamin Edward Rampson
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; G06F17/24 ; G06F3/0484 ; G06T11/60 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/16 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06T11/20 ; G10L15/26 ; G06K9/00 ; G10L13/033 ; G06F17/21 ; G06F17/22 ; G11B27/00 ; G06T1/00

Abstract:
Systems for associating audio files with cells of a spreadsheet are provided. Both audio files and data may be associated with a single cell of the spreadsheet. An audio file may be recorded, retrieved from storage, or converted from a document (e.g., using text-to-speech technology) for association with a spreadsheet. Upon association, audio parameters may be viewed and/or manipulated by a user, providing audio processing functionality within a spreadsheet. Controls may be provided for listening to the audio file and/or playing the audio file in response to spreadsheet data satisfying a condition. Text transcriptions (e.g., speech-to-text) of audio files may be inserted into the spreadsheet. For low vision users, audio transcriptions (e.g., text-to-speech) of data may be generated and “played” for the user. Spreadsheet operations (e.g., sort and/or filter operations) may also be performed on a range of cells based on audio parameters of associated audio files.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170124045A1 GENERATING SOUND FILES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR USE IN SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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