Method of selecting and presenting data from a database using a query language to a user of a computer system
US5715450A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thread management system for implementation within a computer system having a database disposed to be accessed through queries provided by a system user is disclosed herein. In this environment the thread management system provides a mechanism for subsequent replication of a sequence of one or more of such queries made by the system user. In a preferred implementation, a first thread step object is generated upon a first of the queries being provided to the database. The thread step object is formed so as to include information relating to a first state of the database. A representation of the first thread step object is then presented to the system user via a display of the computer system. Upon the system user selecting the representation of the first thread step object, the first of the queries to the database is replicated. A second thread step object may be generated upon provision of a second of the queries to the database. The second thread step object is created so as to include information relating to a second state of the database. In an exemplary implementation a thread object is then formed from the first and second thread step objects, and a representation of the thr…
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