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Happily, Nelson's patent has finally expired. :) https://patents.google.com/patent/US6262736 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6262736
by tangentstorm 5y ago
Happily, Nelson's patent has finally expired. :)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US6262736 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6262736
- joshgrib 5y agoI was thinking this was a data structure, but based on the patent it's actually more a user interface design to explore data > What is claimed is: > 1. A method for visualizing data on a display, comprising: > ... In other words it seems like it could replace a spreadsheet as a way to explore data, but not _necessarily_ by storing the data any differently