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Ask HN: Is the concept of cells in spreadsheets patented?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.
I wanted to implement something like Excel/Spreadsheet in a web application primarily the ability to add/remove cells to group data. I'm just wondering if the concept of using cells with a manner of (letters to numbers per axis) is a patented concept or something.
Pretty much want to click-drag-square and create cells, specify division.
- tinus_hn 9y agoSpreadsheets and their basic functionality were introduced by Lotus 123 in 1983 so any patents should have expired by now. That said you never know, talk to a lawyer.
- Someone 9y agoHuh? VisiCalc, in 1979 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc)
- tinus_hn 9y agoO, you're right. Well that's even longer ago.
- ge96 9y agoThanks yeah probably a dumb thing to be concerned about, are textareas like this one that I'm using to write with patentable? haha (joking)