A system and method for connecting electronic spreadsheets through a local area network are provided in which the spreadsheet programs are separate from the databases upon which they operate. The databases are multidimensional with each cell or datum identified by a unique set of element identifiers....http://www.google.com/patents/US5319777?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5319777 - System and method for storing and retrieving information from a multidimensional array
