Method of selecting and presenting data from a database using a query language to a user of a computer system
First Claim
1. A method of selecting and presenting data from a database using a database query language to a user of a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least one frame bookmark object that specifies a format for the display of data;
b) for each of said at least one frame bookmark objects, providing a component bookmark object that specifies a criterion for data to be displayed according to the format specified by said frame bookmark object;
c) retrieving data from a database according to the a criterion specified by said component object; and
d) displaying said data according to the format specified in said at least one frame bookmark object.
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Abstract
A thread management system for implementation within a computer system having a database disposed to be accessed through queries provided by a system user is disclosed herein. In this environment the thread management system provides a mechanism for subsequent replication of a sequence of one or more of such queries made by the system user. In a preferred implementation, a first thread step object is generated upon a first of the queries being provided to the database. The thread step object is formed so as to include information relating to a first state of the database. A representation of the first thread step object is then presented to the system user via a display of the computer system. Upon the system user selecting the representation of the first thread step object, the first of the queries to the database is replicated. A second thread step object may be generated upon provision of a second of the queries to the database. The second thread step object is created so as to include information relating to a second state of the database. In an exemplary implementation a thread object is then formed from the first and second thread step objects, and a representation of the thread object is displayed to the system user. Upon the system user selecting the representation of the thread object, the first and second queries to the database are replicated.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of selecting and presenting data from a database using a database query language to a user of a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least one frame bookmark object that specifies a format for the display of data; b) for each of said at least one frame bookmark objects, providing a component bookmark object that specifies a criterion for data to be displayed according to the format specified by said frame bookmark object; c) retrieving data from a database according to the a criterion specified by said component object; and d) displaying said data according to the format specified in said at least one frame bookmark object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a computer system having a database disposed to be accessed through queries using a database query language made to said database, a method for replicating a sequence of one or more of said queries made by a system user, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a first thread step object upon providing a first of said queries to said database, said thread step object including information relating to a first state of said database; displaying a representation of said first thread step object upon a display of said computer system; and replicating said first of said queries to said database upon selection by said user of said representation of said first thread step object. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. In a computer system having a database disposed to be accessed through queries using a database query language made to said database, a system for replicating a sequence of one or more of said queries made by a system user, said system comprising:
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means for generating a first thread step object upon providing a first of said queries to said database, said thread step object including information relating to a first state of said database; means for displaying a representation of said first thread step object upon a display of said computer system; and means for replicating said first of said queries to said database upon selection by said user of said representation of said first thread step object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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