Methods and apparatus for interpreting user selections in the context of a relation distributed as a set of orthogonalized sub-relations
US6549908B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for distributing a first relation amongst a set of orthogonal sub-relations are disclosed. As a method, an orthogonal sub-relation of the set of orthogonal sub-relations is identified and then removed from the first relation. The removed sub-relation is then replaced with an associated reference that points to the removed sub-relation to form a distributed relation. A reduced first relation that is substantially reduced in size as compared to the first relation, such that the distributed relation is formed of the reduced first relation and all the referenced orthogonal sub-relations.
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