MODIFICATION OF A SAVED DATABASE QUERY BASED ON A CHANGE IN THE MEANING OF A QUERY VALUE OVER TIME
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1. ) An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
a database residing in the memory; and
a query adjustment mechanism residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the query adjustment mechanism adjusting a time sensitive query based on a change in a query value that has occurred over a period of time such that the query will have the same meaning as when the query was originally created and stored.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method modify a saved query based on a change in a query value meaning that changes over time. In preferred embodiments a graphical query interface displays an option to adjust query values of a saved database query. A query adjustment mechanism then adjusts the value of the query to compensate for the change in the meaning of the query value since the query was created such that the adjusted query will have the same basic meaning as when the query was originally created. Preferred Embodiments allow the user to specify to adjust the query to the current date or to a specified date in the past.
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1. ) An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a database residing in the memory; and a query adjustment mechanism residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the query adjustment mechanism adjusting a time sensitive query based on a change in a query value that has occurred over a period of time such that the query will have the same meaning as when the query was originally created and stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. ) A program product comprising:
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(A) a query adjustment mechanism that adjusts a time sensitive query based on a change in a query value that has occurred over a period of time such that the query will have the same meaning as when the query was originally created and stored; and (B) computer-recordable signal bearing media bearing the graphical query interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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