Supplementary calculation of numeric/date data in a web browser

摘要

An approach is provided in which a user selection is received with the selection being a number data elements with each of the selected data elements being displayed in a Web browser software application. A first set of functions to be applied to the selected data elements has been identified by the user and the identified first set of functions is applied to the selected data elements. The result is a set of resulting values which are displayed in a window that appears on the display screen. If the user has selected numeric data then numeric functions are applied to the data, however if the user has selected date-type data then date functions are applied to the data.