Method and system for facilitating information exchange
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Abstract
A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal, i.e., non-hierarchical, participation in and/or contribution to a spreadsheet-based project. The method and system is Web-based and utilizes conventional browser and spreadsheet technology to achieve collaborative exchanges of information on an enterprise-wide basis. The method and system also facilitate efficacious remote information access and exchange, e.g., over a computer network such as the Internet and/or the World Wide Web, through a caching function that combines individual queries initiated by a spreadsheet program before transmitting across a network to a server for consideration.
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18. A method for facilitating information exchange across a network, the method comprising:
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providing a spreadsheet-based application program at a client computer, wherein the client computer is in communication with the network and wherein the spreadsheet-based application renders at least one spreadsheet having a plurality of data cells;
receiving a functional command that is associated with at least one of the plurality of data cells using the spreadsheet-based application program, wherein the functional command performs a predefined operation with a remote database across the network; and
executing the functional command when the spreadsheet-based application renders at least part of the at least one spreadsheet having the at least one of the plurality of data cells associated with the functional command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for facilitating information exchanges, the system comprising:
a client computer in communications with a network, the client computer comprising a processor at least partially executing a spreadsheet-based application program configured to;
access a spreadsheet having a plurality of data cells;
receive a functional command that is associated with at least one of the plurality of data cells, wherein the functional command performs a predefined operation with a remote database across the network; and
execute the functional command when rendering at least part of the spreadsheet having the at least one of the plurality of data cells associated with the functional command. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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