Visual database management system and method
First Claim
1. A method of managing a plurality of databases, each database being stored on a separate device, the method comprising:
- defining a plurality of visually distinctive graphical schemes, each graphical scheme corresponding to one or more of the devices;
retrieving from each device a record from the corresponding database; and
graphically displaying each of the retrieved records in one of the plurality of graphical schemes;
wherein the number of graphical schemes used in displaying the retrieved records is greater than the number of devices.
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Abstract
A system for reconciling data in a plurality of databases includes a user interface adapted to provide a graphical representation of at least a subset of the records from each of the plurality of databases and to allow for interactive manipulation of the database records through the graphical representation. The plurality of databases are stored on a portable device, or a personal computer. In some embodiments, at least two of the databases have different record structures. The graphical representation includes a visually distinctive graphical scheme for each of the plurality of databases, as well as a visually distinctive graphical scheme for each unique combination of the plurality of databases. Each record found in a single database is displayed using the single database'"'"'s corresponding graphical scheme and each record found in more than one database is displayed using the graphical scheme corresponding to the combination of databases.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of managing a plurality of databases, each database being stored on a separate device, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of visually distinctive graphical schemes, each graphical scheme corresponding to one or more of the devices;
retrieving from each device a record from the corresponding database; and
graphically displaying each of the retrieved records in one of the plurality of graphical schemes;
wherein the number of graphical schemes used in displaying the retrieved records is greater than the number of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for reconciling data in a plurality of databases, comprising:
a user interface adapted to provide a unique graphical representation of a record from each of the plurality of databases and to allow for interactive manipulation of the database records through the graphical representation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of reconciling a first database stored on a computer and a second database stored on portable device, the method comprising:
displaying, a record from each database, wherein if a record from the first database corresponds to a record from the second database, the two records are displayed as a single record. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium storing executable instructions for use in managing a plurality of calendar databases, the program comprising:
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an interface to each of the plurality of databases adapted to obtain a subset of records from each of the plurality of databases, the subset of records spanning a date range; and
a user interface adapted to display a graphical representation of the obtained records, allow for interactive manipulation of the displayed graphical representations, and perform at least one database operation on at least one of the plurality of databases in response to the interactive manipulations. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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defining a plurality of graphical schemes;
selecting a record from a first database;
comparing the selected record to a record from a second database; and
assigning one the plurality of graphical schemes to the selected record based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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