Information repository system and method for modeling data

Patent 5978811 Issued on November 2, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 2, 2016. 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.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

Hyperedge entity-relationship data base systems
Patent #: 4479196
Issued on: 10/23/1984
Inventor: Ferrer , et al.

Retrieval of related records from a relational database Patent #: 4805099
Issued on: 02/14/1989
Inventor: Huber

Inventor

Smiley, Phillip L.

Assignee

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Application

No. 921826 filed on 07/29/1992

US Classes:

707/103R, Object-oriented database structure705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/100, DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)707/104.1Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)

Examiners

Primary: Kulik, Paul V.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Troike; Robert L., Williams; Tammy L., Donaldson; Richard L.

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A data model for an information repository (10) models data as objects (12), the relationships (14) or interdependencies between the data, their physical storage or access information (18) and rules or methods of accessing the data (16).

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