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Method and software product for storing and retrieving unstructured information

  • US 20050278365A1
  • Filed: 06/09/2005
  • Published: 12/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of operating a computer system to manage information about a domain of objects representing things of interest to an organization, said objects being instances of object types of the domain, the method including the steps of:

  • defining relationship types between pairs of object types each definition including;

    information identifying first and second object types, a primary end being a descriptor of the first object type'"'"'s relationship to the second object type, a secondary end being a descriptor of the second object type'"'"'s relationship to the first object type; and

    defining relationships between pairs of objects, each relationship being an instance of a user selected relationship type;

    wherein primary and secondary ends are associated with each relationship on the basis of user selection of either the primary or the secondary end of the user selected relationship type, and retrieval of the other of said ends from the relationship type definition without user input.

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