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 system for facilitating efficient database-related information exchanges across a network, the system comprising:
a server that is connected to a plurality of databases and that is in communication with the network, wherein the server is configured to;
receive a plurality of queries for data associated with a spreadsheet-based application program from a plurality of client computers across the network, wherein the data corresponds to a plurality of data cells in at least one spreadsheet;
retrieve the data responsive to the plurality of queries from the plurality of databases; and
transmit the data responsive to the plurality of queries across the network to the plurality of client computers for use in rendering the at least one spreadsheet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for facilitating efficient database-related information exchanges across a network, the system comprising:
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providing a server that has a plurality of databases and that is in communication with the network;
receiving, at the server, a plurality of queries for data associated with a spreadsheet-based application program from a plurality of client computers across the network, wherein the data corresponds to a plurality of data cells in at least one spreadsheet;
retrieving the data responsive to the plurality of queries from the plurality of databases; and
transmitting the data responsive to the plurality of queries across the network to the plurality of client computers for use in rendering the at least one spreadsheet. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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