Systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for associative management of data and inference of electronic resources

• US 10,255,302 B1
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jasmin Cosic
• Original Assignee: Jasmin Cosic
• Inventors: Cosic, Jasmin
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Khanh B
• Application Number:
  US14/634,474
• Time in Patent Office: 1,502 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

The disclosure may be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for managing data, metadata, and/or other elements of a DBMS through interacting with objects from a user'"'"'s experience or with which the user can relate. The disclosure may also be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for constructing a data management instruction by interacting with objects from a user'"'"'s experience or with which the user can relate. The disclosure may further be generally directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or interfaces for inferring an electronic resource.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processor circuits;

a database management system (DBMS);

a memory that stores a first object association schema including;

a reference to a first DBMS element associated with a reference to a first interactive object, and a reference to a second DBMS element associated with a reference to a second interactive object, and wherein the memory further stores a second object association schema including;

the reference to the first DBMS element associated with a reference to a third interactive object, and the reference to the second DBMS element associated with a reference to a fourth interactive object, and wherein the first object association schema and the second object association schema are selectable so that different interactive objects are generated for at least some DBMS elements of the DBMS, and wherein the memory further stores an interaction association schema including a reference to a first interaction with the first interactive object associated with a first DBMS instruction for performing a first operation on the first DBMS element;

a display; and

an input device, wherein the one or more processor circuits are configured to;

select the first object association schema, or receive a selection of the first object association schema;

receive the reference to the first DBMS element from the DBMS;

generate a user controllable avatar;

generate, based on the first object association schema, the first interactive object;

cause the display to display the user controllable avatar and the first interactive object;

receive, via the input device, a user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the first interaction with the first interactive object; and

cause, based on the interaction association schema, the DBMS to execute the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the first interaction with the first interactive object.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the fir operation on the first DBMS element includes:

an operation on a data of a table, an operation on a row of a table, or an operation on a column of a table.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fir operation on the first DBMS element includes:

an operation on a table of a database, an operation on a report of a database, or an operation on a view of a database.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the reference to the first DBMS element includes:

an identifier of the first DBMS element, a type of the first DBMS element, or a data relating to the first DBMS element, and wherein the reference to the second DBMS element includes;

an identifier of the second DBMS element, a type of the second DBMS element, or a data relating to the second DBMS element.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the reference to the first interactive object includes:

an identifier of the first interactive object, a type of the first interactive object, an interactive object definition of the first interactive object, a reference to an interactive object definition of the first interactive object, a data for generating the first interactive object, a reference to a data for generating the first interactive object, or a data relating to the first interactive object, and wherein the reference to the second interactive object includes;

an identifier of the second interactive object, a type of the second interactive object, an interactive object definition of the second interactive object, a reference to an interactive object definition of the second interactive object, a data for generating the second interactive object, a reference to a data for generating the second interactive object, or a data relating to the second interactive object, and wherein the reference to the third interactive object includes;

an identifier of the third interactive object, a type of the third interactive object, an interactive object definition of the third interactive object, a reference to an interactive object definition of the third interactive object, a data for generating the third interactive object, a reference to a data for generating the third interactive object, or a data relating to the third interactive object, and wherein the reference to the fourth interactive object includes;

an identifier of the fourth interactive object, a type of the fourth interactive object, an interactive object definition of the fourth interactive object, a reference to an interactive object definition of the fourth interactive object, a data for generating the fourth interactive object, a reference to a data for generating the fourth interactive object, or a data relating to the fourth interactive object.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the generate, based on the first object association schema, the first interactive object includes looking up, in the first object association schema, the reference to the first interactive object by the reference to the first DBMS element.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the DBMS includes a relational DBMS, and wherein the relational DBMS includes a first table related by a relation with a second table via a primary key of the first table and a foreign key of the second table, and wherein the first operation on the first DBMS element includes an operation on the relation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first operation on the first DBMS element includes:

deleting the first DBMS element, or altering the first DBMS element.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the first interaction with the first interactive object includes the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of a simulation of a physical interaction with a physical object.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the cause, based on the interaction association schema, the DBMS to execute the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element includes looking up, in the interaction association schema, the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element by the reference to the first interaction with the first interactive object.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element includes a reference to the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the reference to the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element includes:

an identifier of the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element, a type of the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element, or a data relating to the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the interaction association schema includes a reference to a second interaction with the first interactive object associated with a second DBMS instruction for performing a second operation on the first DBMS element, and wherein the one or more processor circuits are further configured to:

receive, via the input device, the user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the second interaction with the first interactive object; and

cause, based on the interaction association schema, the DBMS to execute the second DBMS instruction for performing the second operation on the first DBMS element in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the second interaction with the first interactive object.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the user controllable avatar uses at least a first plurality of polygons and the first interactive object uses at least a second plurality of polygons, and wherein the causing the user controllable avatar to perform the first interaction with the first interactive object includes causing a contact or a collision between at least one polygon of the first plurality of polygons and at least one polygon of the second plurality of polygons.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor circuits are further configured to:

receive the reference to the second DBMS element from the DBMS; and

generate, based on the first object association schema, the second interactive object, and wherein the first object association schema is distinct from the first interactive object and the second interactive object.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the reference to the first interaction with the first interactive object includes:

an identifier of the first interaction with the first interactive object, a type of the first interaction with the first interactive object, or a data relating to the first interaction with the first interactive object.

17. A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by one or more processor circuits cause the one or more processor circuits to perform operations comprising:

accessing a memory that stores a first object association schema including;

a reference to a first database management system (DBMS) element associated with a reference to a first interactive object, and a reference to a second DBMS element associated with a reference to a second interactive object, and wherein the memory further stores a second object association schema including;

the reference to the first DBMS element associated with a reference to a third interactive object, and the reference to the second DBMS element associated with a reference to a fourth interactive object, and wherein the first object association schema and the second object association schema are selectable so that different interactive objects are generated for at least some DBMS elements of a DBMS, and wherein the memory further stores an interaction association schema including a reference to a first interaction with the first interactive object associated with a first DBMS instruction for performing a first operation on the first DBMS element;

selecting the first object association schema, or receiving a selection of the first object association schema;

receiving the reference to the first DBMS element from the DBMS;

generating a user controllable avatar;

generating, based on the first object association schema, the first interactive object;

causing a display to display the user controllable avatar and the first interactive object;

receiving, via an input device, a user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the first interaction with the first interactive object; and

causing, based on the interaction association schema, the DBMS to execute the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the first interaction with the first interactive object.

18. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the interaction association schema includes a reference to a second interaction with the first interactive object associated with a second DBMS instruction for performing a second operation on the first DBMS element, and wherein the operations further comprising:

receiving, via the input device, the user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the second interaction with the first interactive object; and

causing, based on the interaction association schema, the DBMS to execute the second DBMS instruction for performing the second operation on the first DBMS element in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the second interaction with the first interactive object.

19. A method comprising:

(a) accessing, by one or more processor circuits, a memory that stores a first object association schema including;

a reference to a first database management system (DBMS) element associated with a reference to a first interactive object, and a reference to a second DBMS element associated with a reference to a second interactive object, and wherein the memory further stores a second object association schema including;

the reference to the first DBMS element associated with a reference to a third interactive object, and the reference to the second DBMS element associated with a reference to a fourth interactive object, and wherein the first object association schema and the second object association schema are selectable so that different interactive objects are generated for at least some DBMS elements of a DBMS, and wherein the memory further stores an interaction association schema including a reference to a first interaction with the first interactive object associated with a first DBMS instruction for performing a first operation on the first DBMS element;

(b) selecting the first object association schema, or receiving a selection of the first object association schema, the selecting or the receiving the selection of (b) performed by the one or more processor circuits;

(c) receiving, by the one or more processor circuits, the reference to the first DBMS element from the DBMS;

(d) generating a user controllable avatar, the generating of (d) performed by the one or more processor circuits;

(e) generating, based on the first object association schema, the first interactive object, the generating of (e) performed by the one or more processor circuits;

(f) displaying, by a display, the user controllable avatar and the first interactive object, the displaying of (f) caused by the one or more processor circuits;

(g) receiving, by the one or more processor circuits via an input device, a user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the first interaction with the first interactive object; and

(h) executing, based on the interaction association schema, the first DBMS instruction for performing the first operation on the first DBMS element, the executing of (h) performed by the DBMS in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the first interaction with the first interactive object.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the interaction association schema includes a reference to a second interaction with the first interactive object associated with a second DBMS instruction for performing a second operation on the first DBMS element, and wherein the method further comprising:

(i) receiving the one or more processor circuits via the input device, the user'"'"'s input causing the user controllable avatar to perform the second interaction with the first interactive object; and

(j) executing, based on the interaction association schema, the second DBMS instruction for performing the second operation on the first DBMS element, the executing of (j) performed by the DBMS in response to the user controllable avatar'"'"'s performance of the second interaction with the first interactive object.