User interface for a relational database using a task object for defining search queries in response to a profile object which describes user proficiency
Patent 5263167 Issued on November 16, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 22, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 22, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesImplicit creation of a superblock data structure Multitask subscription data retrieval system Method for integrating a knowledge-based system with an arbitrary database system Method for automatically adjusting help information displayed in an online interactive system Object-oriented framework for menu definition Patent #: 5119475 InventorsApplicationNo. 796144 filed on 11/22/1991US Classes:707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation715/707Adaptive to user skill levelExaminersPrimary: Lee, Thomas C.Assistant: Harper, Burch Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 009/00AbstractA method and object-oriented architecture for interfacing a user to a relational database system The contour of the interface is defined by a profile object and a task object. The profile object, in response to user selection, defines one of multiple role objects with associated user proficiency and system behavioral characteristics. The task object responds to parameters derived from the profile object to generating a query for the relational database system. In one form, the task object includes one or more functional objects suitable to query the database. Representative functional objects are the domain object (used to formulate problem oriented queries), the analysis object (used to analyze the data extracted from the database), the report object (used to generate a user response format), and the link object (used to relate the components within the task object). The interface according to the invention matches the abilities of the user to the resources of the database system, manipulates problem oriented high-level queries, and provides an object oriented architecture readily amenable to object refinement.Other References
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