System for creating associative records
First Claim
1. A system for creating associative database records, comprising:
- a selection processor for selecting a first dataset in response to user command;
a data processor for, in response to user command, initiating a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to said first dataset, selecting particular records of a particular second dataset of said identified at least one second dataset and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said selected particular records of said particular second dataset with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository.
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Abstract
A system automatically produces records comprising an associative data structure specifying a relationship between two or more separate data structures in response to user entered selection criteria for individual separate data structures. A system for creating associative database records, includes a selection processor for selecting a first dataset in response to user command. A data processor, in response to user command, initiates a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to the first dataset. The data processor selects particular records of a particular second dataset of the identified at least one second dataset and initiates creation of a plurality of records associating the selected particular records of the particular second dataset with the first dataset. A storage processor stores the plurality of created records in a repository.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for creating associative database records, comprising:
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a selection processor for selecting a first dataset in response to user command;
a data processor for, in response to user command, initiating a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to said first dataset, selecting particular records of a particular second dataset of said identified at least one second dataset and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said selected particular records of said particular second dataset with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for automatically creating associative database records, comprising:
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a data processor for, in response to a selected first dataset, automatically, initiating a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to said first dataset, selecting particular records of a particular second dataset of said identified at least one second dataset and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said selected particular records of said particular second dataset with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository.
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12. A user interface system supporting creating associative database records, comprising:
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a display processor for initiating generation of data representing at least one display image enabling a user, in response to user command, to select a first dataset, initiate a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to said first dataset, select particular records of a particular second dataset of said identified at least one second dataset and initiate creation of a plurality of records associating said selected particular records of said particular second dataset with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository.
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13. A system for creating associative database records, comprising:
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a selection processor for selecting an initial dataset in response to user command;
a data processor for, in response to user command, initiating a search to identify a plurality of datasets linked to said first dataset, selecting first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets, selecting particular records of first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository.
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14. A system for creating associative database records, comprising:
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a selection processor for selecting an initial dataset in response to user command;
a data processor for, in response to user command, initiating a search to identify a plurality of datasets linked to said first dataset, selecting first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets, selecting particular records of said first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets, select a subset of data items of said first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said selected subset of data items of said first and second members of said plurality of linked datasets with said first dataset; and
a storage processor for storing said plurality of created records in a repository.
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15. A method for creating associative database records, comprising the activities of:
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selecting a first dataset in response to user command;
in response to user command, initiating a search to identify at least one second dataset linked to said first dataset, selecting particular records of a particular second dataset of said identified at least one second dataset and initiating creation of a plurality of records associating said selected particular records of said particular second dataset with said first dataset; and
storing said plurality of created records in a repository. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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