A method and apparatus for retrieving data on a database and inputting the retrieved data to an electronic spreadsheet so as to record the data thereon includes inputting, through an input apparatus by a natural language, a descriptive sentence relating to the data to be recorded in the...http://www.google.com/patents/US5734889?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5734889 - Method and apparatus for retrieving data and inputting retrieved data to spreadsheet including descriptive sentence input means and natural language interface means 