US 11,755,829 B1
Enhanced spreadsheet presentation using spotlighting and enhanced spreadsheet collaboration using live typing
Meenakshi Naren, Hyderabad (IN); Vinay Vishwanath, Bidar (IN); Shashank Kapoor, Jagatganj (IN); Shravani Dilip Agarkar, Maharashtra (IN); Karthik Kasoju, Telangana (IN); Sandeep Choudri, Hyderabad (IN); Naresh Jain, Hyderabad (IN); Tumu Sree Bharath, Hyderabad (IN); Brian M. Jones, Seattle, WA (US); Jeet Mukeshkumar Patel, Gujarat (IN); Sameer Desai, Bidar (IN); and Shashank Gupta, Kanpur (IN)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/858,360.
Int. Cl. G06F 40/18 (2020.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 40/18 (2020.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06F 2203/04804 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
accessing a spreadsheet for display on a display screen during a remote meeting;
receiving a first selection to execute a spotlight function;
receiving a second selection of a portion of the spreadsheet being displayed;
creating an overlay via the spotlight function, the overlay having a transparent cavity corresponding to the selected portion of the spreadsheet; and
applying the overlay to the spreadsheet being displayed such that the selected portion is visible and other portions of the spreadsheet are obscured.