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Systems and methods for searching a database

  • US 20020065815A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2001
  • Published: 05/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A data processing system for retrieving data elements of an entity-relation database (ERDB) comprising:

  • a memory containing the ERDB;

    means for establishing inquiry paths to the data elements of the ERDB, the inquiry paths corresponding to known associations between the data elements;

    means for relating the inquiry paths to query procedures; and

    means for storing in the memory a listing of the query procedures and the related inquiry paths.

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