Combining data descriptions
US7363312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method embodied in a computer program product for combining first and second attribute sets each comprising at least one attribute and value pair by which a named attribute is assigned a value that comprises one of a end value and a further attribute set involves carrying out a merge operation that combines the attribute and value pairs of the first and second attribute sets according to their levels in respective attribute trees with conflicts arising between attributes having the same path in each tree being resolved, on a top-down basis, according to predetermined rules.
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