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Database view generation system

US5737591A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1996
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99933
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A database view generation system for viewing a result set of data extracted from a database by a query. The database view generation system includes selecting a viewpoint from among at least one field set record source of a database sub-schema and generating a view of the result set in at least one level from a perspective of the viewpoint. Generating a view from a viewpoint includes analyzing the sub-schema for connectedness, identifying the sub-schema type, assigning a level indicator value that is indicative of the hierarchical position of record sources in the sub-schema relative to the viewpoint, and displaying a view of the result set based on the level indicator value assigned to each record source containing data in the result set.

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