HIERARCHICAL DATA MODELS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING SAME
First Claim
1. A method of programming a navigation system for a hierarchical data model, said method comprising:
- coupling a processor in electronic data communication with an output device;
programming a hierarchical data model of a database within the processor, the hierarchical data model having a hierarchy representing a plurality of objects, at least one object of the plurality of objects having at least one attribute; and
programming an entry point to at least a portion of the hierarchical data model within the processor, the entry point programmed to generate an information list including each object of the plurality of objects having at least one common attribute, the information list being readable on the output device.
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Abstract
A method of programming a navigation system for a hierarchical data model includes coupling a processor in electronic data communication with an output device. The method also includes programming a hierarchical data model of a database within the processor. The hierarchical data model has a hierarchy representing a plurality of objects. At least one object of the plurality of objects has at least one attribute. The method further includes programming an entry point to at least a portion of the hierarchical data model within the processor. The entry point is programmed to generate an information list including each object of the plurality of objects having at least one common attribute. The information list is readable on the output device.
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1. A method of programming a navigation system for a hierarchical data model, said method comprising:
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coupling a processor in electronic data communication with an output device; programming a hierarchical data model of a database within the processor, the hierarchical data model having a hierarchy representing a plurality of objects, at least one object of the plurality of objects having at least one attribute; and programming an entry point to at least a portion of the hierarchical data model within the processor, the entry point programmed to generate an information list including each object of the plurality of objects having at least one common attribute, the information list being readable on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A navigation system for a hierarchical data model, the data model representing a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having at least one attribute at least partially forming a hierarchy within the data model, said navigation system comprising at least one entry point to at least a portion of the hierarchical data model, said at least one entry point programmed within at least one processor to generate an information list comprising each object having at least one common attribute, said information list being readable on at least one output device.
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15. A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one output device coupled in electronic data communication with said at least one processor; at least one hierarchical data model programmed within said at least one processor, said at least one hierarchical data model representing a plurality of objects, each object of the plurality of objects having at least one attribute least partially forming a hierarchy within said at least one hierarchical data model; and a navigation system comprising at least one entry point to at least a portion of said at least one hierarchical data model, said at least one entry point programmed within said at least one processor to generate an information list comprising each object of the plurality of objects having at least one common attribute, said information list being readable on said at least one output device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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