http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20090282325.pdf

They're apparently trying to patent "graphing data that's in a spreadsheet".

I didn't go thru it in detail, but unless a "sparkline" means something 
other than what's in the pictures, this seems really ... unlikely to clear, 
I would hope.  I mean, didn't Lotos 123 do this back before Windows?


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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Is God willing to prevent naglams, but unable?
     Then he is not omnipotent.
   Is he able, but not willing, to prevent naglams?
     Then he is malevolent.

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