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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING RICH OBJECTS VIA SPREADSHEETS

  • US 20160147730A1
  • Filed: 01/28/2016
  • Published: 05/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing access to a data object from within a spreadsheet included in a spreadsheet application, the method comprising:

  • receiving a user input from a first cell of the spreadsheet via a service logic;

    using a first computer, associating a data object with the first cell of the spreadsheet, wherein the data object has one or more parameters, and the first cell is identified by a first cell reference in a computer display device coupled to the first computer;

    receiving a first input for a second cell of the spreadsheet, wherein the first input includes a portion of an expression and includes the first cell reference identifying the first cell;

    in response to receiving the first input, retrieving the one or more parameters associated with the data object of the first cell as suggestions;

    receiving a second input indicating that a particular suggestion was selected from the one or more parameters;

    querying a database at a second computer to obtain a value for the particular suggestion in relation to the data object and causing displaying the value in the second cell.

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