Patent · US Expired

Management of hierarchical reference data

US7827591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateOct 8, 2003
Grant dateNov 2, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/986
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for managing hierarchical reference data. There is a Web page for access by a user, where the Web page includes (i) data representing a hierarchy and (ii) rules defining modifications that are permitted to be made to data. The user is enabled to make a real-time modification to the data based on the rules.

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