Providing spreadsheet features

Abstract

Heuristic based feature degradation and/or restoration is disclosed. In some embodiments, providing a feature with respect to a set of cells includes determining that a degradation threshold associated with the feature is satisfied with respect to the set of cells and at least partially degrading the feature for the set of cells.

1 . A computer program product for providing a feature, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
 determining that a threshold associated with a feature is satisfied with respect to a set of cells; and   at least partially degrading the feature for the set of cells.   
     
     
         2 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , wherein at least partially degrading the feature for the set of cells comprises disabling the feature for the set of cells. 
     
     
         3 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , further comprising computer instructions for providing the at least partially degraded feature with respect to the set of cells. 
     
     
         4 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , wherein the set of cells comprises one or more of: cells of a table, a range of cells, and a set of selected cells. 
     
     
         5 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , further comprising computer instructions for obtaining at least one heuristic associated with the set of cells. 
     
     
         6 . The computer program product recited in  claim 5 , wherein the at least one heuristic comprises one or more of: a size of the set of cells, a number of cells in the set of cells, an estimate of a number of cells in the set of cells, a number of content bearing cells in the set of cells, and available processing power of a processor associated with the set of cells. 
     
     
         7 . The computer program product recited in  claim 5 , further comprising computer instructions for determining a value based on the at least one heuristic. 
     
     
         8 . The computer program product recited in  claim 7 , wherein the value comprises an expected latency for providing the feature with respect to the set of cells. 
     
     
         9 . The computer program product recited in  claim 5 , further comprising computer instructions for comparing the at least one heuristic and/or a value based on the at least one heuristic with the threshold. 
     
     
         10 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of thresholds including the threshold associated with a plurality of degradation levels are associated with the feature. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product recited in  claim 1 , wherein the threshold comprises a degradation threshold and further comprising computer instructions for:
 determining that a restoration threshold associated with the feature is satisfied with respect to the set of cells; and   at least partially restoring the feature for the set of cells.   
     
     
         12 . A system for providing a feature, comprising:
 a processor configured to:
 determine that a threshold associated with a feature is satisfied with respect to a set of cells; and 
 at least partially degrade the feature for the set of cells; and 
   a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.   
     
     
         13 . The system recited in  claim 12 , wherein to at least partially degrade the feature for the set of cells comprises to disable the feature for the set of cells. 
     
     
         14 . The system recited in  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain at least one heuristic associated with the set of cells. 
     
     
         15 . The system recited in  claim 14 , wherein the at least one heuristic comprises one or more of: a size of the set of cells, a number of cells in the set of cells, an estimate of a number of cells in the set of cells, a number of content bearing cells in the set of cells, and available processing power of a processor associated with the set of cells. 
     
     
         16 . The system recited in  claim 12 , wherein the threshold comprises a degradation threshold and wherein the processor if further configured to:
 determine that a restoration threshold associated with the feature is satisfied with respect to the set of cells; and   at least partially restore the feature for the set of cells.   
     
     
         17 . A method for providing a feature, comprising:
 determining that a threshold associated with a feature is satisfied with respect to a set of cells; and   at least partially degrading the feature for the set of cells.   
     
     
         18 . The method recited in  claim 17 , wherein at least partially degrading the feature for the set of cells comprises disabling the feature for the set of cells. 
     
     
         19 . The method recited in  claim 17 , further comprising obtaining at least one heuristic associated with the set of cells. 
     
     
         20 . The method recited in  claim 17 , wherein the threshold comprises a degradation threshold and further comprising:
 determining that a restoration threshold associated with the feature is satisfied with respect to the set of cells; and   at least partially restoring the feature for the set of cells.