Associative database model for electronic-based informational assemblies
June 17, 2018. 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 ReferencesPage indexing system for accessing sequentially stored data representing a multi-page document Partnership data base management system and method Meta-interpreter Meta-interpreter Method for enforcing referential constraints in a database management system Method for referential constraint enforcement in a database management system Structures and methods for representing and processing documents Method of controlling a data dictionary directory system in a data base system System and method for efficiently indexing and storing a large database with high data insertion frequency System for accessing a row of time-dependent data by referring to a composite index table indicating page locations of linked row labels InventorApplicationNo. 099232 filed on 06/17/1998US Classes:707/101, Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation)707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/2, Access augmentation or optimizing707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/6, Pattern matching access707/7, Sorting707/100, DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE707/201Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users)ExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Mizrahi, Diane D. International ClassG06F 017/30AbstractAn indexing system and linking method for an assembly of electronic-based informational items stored in and ordered by a plurality of records uniquely identified over a plurality of relational data tables making up a data set wherein each table is assigned a unique domain of unique alphanumeric indicia for assignment and storage in the records. The records are ordered by the alphanumeric indicia whereby each data table acts as its own primary key. The records are bi-directionally linked to each other via a plurality of separate, central linking table indexes wherein each index record is structured with a plurality of linking fields defined to store sets of two or more alphanumeric indicia belonging to a plurality of records in the data set. Each record is further structured to include an internal set of unique indicum for each data field whereby the combination of the unique record indicum and the unique field indicum uniquely identify each record-field over the plurality of relational data tables making up the data set such that each record field may be linked to a plurality of other record-fields or records via the plurality of separate, central linking table indexes. Each central linking table indexes is further generalized to provide multiple arrays of linking indicia in a plurality of indexing fields such that a plurality of the records from a plurality of the data tables may be linked together as a data cluster. The linking values stored in the central linking table indexes may be predefined to automatically structure and link a plurality of unspecified data and changes in the data may alter the linking structure to provide further capabilities.Other References
Field of SearchDATABASE OR FILE ACCESSINGAccess augmentation or optimizing Query processing (i.e., searching) Pattern matching access Sorting DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation) Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface) FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users) End-to-end transmission system Plural controlled devices or plural nonvision controlling devices | |
