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  • US 20100076961A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2009
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of presenting a user with a set of query results retrieved from a database, comprising:

  • receiving, from a requesting entity, a request to view data in the database related to a model entity predefined as a set of logically related data fields, wherein the model entity identifies an identifier in the underlying database used to identify instances of the model entity;

    retrieving an abstract record corresponding to the model entity, wherein the abstract record identifies a hierarchy of logical fields related to the model entity;

    identifying each instance of the model entity included in the query results;

    for each identified instance, populating a copy of the abstract record with the retrieved query results corresponding to the instance of the model entity; and

    returning, to the requesting entity, the identified instances of the model entity and the populated copies of the abstract record.

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