Victoria J Taylor

US Patent:

20230039841, Feb 9, 2023

Filed:

Oct 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/972327

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Aaron Zemach - Brooklyn NY, US
Chiraag Galaiya - Brooklyn NY, US
Dima Brezhnev - Oxford OH, US
David Lick - New York NY, US
Francisco Velasquez - New York NY, US
Max Lin - New York NY, US
Neha Bhargava - New York NY, US
Peilun Zhang - New York NY, US
Rahul Srinivasan - New York NY, US
Simon Tong - Palo Alto CA, US
Victoria Taylor - New York NY, US
Vishnu Sivaji - Chappaqua NY, US
Zifan Xiao - New York NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/30
G06F 40/18
G06F 16/2457

Abstract:

Techniques are described herein for automatically synthesizing programs that include one or more functions in a spreadsheet programming language. A method includes: receiving a first example including input provided in a first cell in a spreadsheet; automatically synthesizing a plurality of candidate programs including a first set of candidate programs consistent with the first example, wherein each candidate program in the first set of candidate programs comprises at least one function in a spreadsheet programming language and, when the candidate program is executed, the candidate program generates output that matches the first example; ranking the plurality of candidate programs; and storing a highest-ranked program of the plurality of candidate programs in association with the first cell in the spreadsheet.