Data structure for information systems
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1. Database structure for storage of data within a computer system, with at least one data element of a first type (InfoCluster) associated with:
- data elements of a second type (InfoTypes), representing database entries, and data elements of a third type (InfoCourse), associated with said data elements of the second type (InfoType), wherein the data elements of the second type (InfoType) are arranged in a first tree structure, and wherein the data elements of the third type (InfoCourse) are arranged in a second tree structure.
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Abstract
Database structure for storage of data within a computer system, with at least one data element of a first type associated with data elements of a second type, representing database entries, and data elements of a third type, associated with the data elements of the second type, wherein the data elements of the second type are arranged in a first tree structure, and wherein the data elements of the third type are arranged in a second tree structure.
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1. Database structure for storage of data within a computer system, with at least one data element of a first type (InfoCluster) associated with:
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data elements of a second type (InfoTypes), representing database entries, and data elements of a third type (InfoCourse), associated with said data elements of the second type (InfoType), wherein the data elements of the second type (InfoType) are arranged in a first tree structure, and wherein the data elements of the third type (InfoCourse) are arranged in a second tree structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Method for optimising a database query, comprising the steps of
decomposing a search criterion in sections, determining for each section a number of hits on the actual database structure, selecting a database query path according to the determined number of hits for each section.
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