DATABASE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140046948A1
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Navino Evans
• Original Assignee: Navino Evans
• Inventors: Evans, Navino
• Application Number:
  US13/961,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20140046948A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed wherein a data collection server performs a database dump to a network server. The dumped database provides some item subject identification data, such as place and date, but need not contain any. A scanning program checks through the dumped database items seeking for other filtering information and saving that information with the database item in association with which it was discovered to provide an improved database. A user can select one or more subject categories from the improved database and select filters to refine down what Items are displayed in a timeline 94 according to filter categorized. The user can manipulate, introduce and change items within a timeline to the user'"'"'s choice. The user can communicate their selection to others.

Claims

1. A system operable to allow a user to access and filter a database, the system comprising:

communication means operable to receive a downloaded database dump from a data collection server;

scanning means operable to scan the downloaded database dump to discover and mark content falling into any one a plurality of filtering categories;

improved database storage means operable to store the marked database as an improved database;

user interface means operable to permit a user to access the improved database to obtain and display one or more subject categories on a timeline;

where

the user interface is operable to permit filtering of the displayed one or more subject categories.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the user interface is further operable to allow the user to perform at least one of:

adding own items to a displayed timeline, removing items from a displayed timeline, scrolling a displayed timeline, and rearranging a displayed timeline.

3. The system, according to claim 1 wherein the subject categories include at least one of:

subject title and place.

4. The system, according to claim 1, wherein the filtering categories include at least one of:

subject matter, items containing copyright prohibited material, items containing copyright free material, items containing audio material, items containing photographic material, items containing video material, date of birth, date of death, date of construction, date of release, date of discovery, date of event, person'"'"'s name, place of event, and place of image.

5. The system, according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is operable to permit the user to store a displayed assembly of data from the improved database.

6. The system, according to claim 5, wherein the user interface is operable to permit the user to send to others the displayed assembled data from the improved database.

7. The system, according to claim 1 wherein the database dump is a dump of the Wikipedia database.

8. A method for allowing a user to access and filter a database, the method comprising:

a step of receiving a downloaded database dump from a data collection server;

a step of scanning the downloaded database dump to discover and mark content falling into any one a plurality of filtering categories;

a step of storing the marked database as an improved database;

and

a step of permitting a user to access the improved database to obtain and display one or more subject categories on a timeline;

where

the a step of permitting a user to access the improved database includes a step of permitting the user to filter the displayed one or more subject categories.

9. The method, according to claim 8, including a step of permitting a user to perform at least one of:

adding own items to a displayed timeline, removing items from a displayed timeline, scrolling a displayed timeline, and rearranging a displayed timeline.

10. The method, according to claim 8 wherein the subject categories include at least one of:

subject title and place.

11. The method, according to any of claim 8 wherein the filtering categories include at least one of:

subject matter, items containing copyright prohibited material, items containing copyright free material, items containing audio material, items containing photographic material, items containing video material, date of birth, date of death, date of construction, date of release, date of discovery, date of event, person'"'"'s name, place of event, and place of image.

12. The method, according to any of claim 8 including a step of permitting the user to store a displayed assembly of data from the improved database.

13. The method, according to claim 12 including a step of permitting the user to send to others the displayed assembled data from the improved database.

14. The method, according to any of claims 8 wherein the database dump is a dump of the Wikipedia database.