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RETRIEVING INFORMATION FROM A RELATIONAL DATABASE USING USER DEFINED FACETS IN A FACETED QUERY

  • US 20120197849A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Published: 08/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for retrieving information from a relational database using user defined facets in a faceted query, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processing device, a faceted query;

    receiving, by the processing device, at least one user defined facet group query;

    filtering out, by the processing device, facets in the faceted query that relate to metadata in the relational database;

    associating, by the processing device, each remaining facet in the faceted query with a corresponding user defined facet group query of the at least one user defined facet group query to provide a set of user defined facet groups;

    generating, by the processing device, an SQL query for the faceted query using the set of user defined facet groups; and

    retrieving, by the processing device, the information from the relational database responsive to the SQL query.

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