System and method for web-based querying
US6633885B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for exporing a web-accessible database includes providing a GUI that a user can manipulate to quickly modify the results of a query to expand or contract the results set, without requiring additional querying. Attribute controls can be manipulated to impose restrictions on the results set, including by designating example records the attributes of which are used to restrict the records displayed to the user. Only records that can be displayed are instantiated, to further increase the speed of the system.
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