Patent ID: 7430710

Claim:
A system for facilitating efficient database-related information exchanges across a network, the system comprising: a client computer in communications with a network, the client computer comprising: memory; and a processor at least partially executing a spreadsheet-based application program configured to: receive a request for data associated with a spreadsheet-based application program; determine whether data responsive to the request is available in the memory of the client computer; if data responsive to the request is not entirely available in the memory at the client computer, store the request until at least one additional request for data associated with the spreadsheet-based application program is received; combine the stored request with the at least one additional request for data to form a single query; transmit the single query to a server across the network requesting the data associated with the stored request and the at least one additional request; receive the data responsive to the single query from the server across the network in response to transmitting the single query; and render at least part of a spreadsheet based on the data received.