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Managing related data objects

US7899833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2004
Grant dateMar 1, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/289
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Information related to a first set of one or more data objects of a plurality of data objects in a database is determined. A composition of one or more actions is applied to determine the information related to the first set of one or more data objects. At least one of the actions includes a navigation action that maps a set of data objects to another set of data objects related according to a relationship type determined from a specification of the navigation action. Applying the composition of one or more actions may include recursive application of the navigation action. The actions may include a second action that performs a function based values associated with the data objects returned by the navigation action, where each value represents an attribute of the associated data object.

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