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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31 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A system for facilitating information exchange, the system comprising:
a server that has at least one database and that is in communication with a network, wherein the server is configured to;
receive a request from a client computer to retrieve at least one supporting document stored within the at least one database, wherein a collaborative group that includes a plurality of users is defined within the at least one database;
when the collaborative group is defined within the server, retrieve the at least one supporting document from the at least one database in response to receiving the request; and
provide the client computer with access to the at least one supporting document that is operatively associated with a spreadsheet such that the at least one supporting document is displayed along with the spreadsheet at the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for facilitating information exchange, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a client computer to retrieve at least one supporting document stored within at least one database, wherein a collaborative group that includes a plurality of users is defined within the at least one database;
when the collaborative group is defined within the server, retrieving the at least one supporting document from the at least one database in response to receiving the request; and
providing the user at the client computer with access to the at least one supporting document which is operatively associated with a spreadsheet such that the at least one supporting document is displayed along with the spreadsheet at the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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