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Object oriented database management system

  • US 5,838,965 A
  • Filed: 11/10/1994
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A database system for management of information relating to component parts, comprising:

  • an object oriented representation of information describing the characteristics of existing instances of component parts that are logically organized in a parent-child/class-subclass structure, wherein attributes of an instance are dependent upon information concerning attributes of a component part that corresponds to that instance that is locally available from a class to which that instance belongs plus information concerning inherited attributes from a parent class;

    programmed computer circuits for querying said information in a guided and iterative manner to locate component parts having attributes that are compatible with attributes that are desired by a searcher querying the information; and

    ,a display coupled to said computer circuits for displaying search results, the display being operative to display a window showing a graphical representation of said structure, the display being operative to simultaneously display a window showing attributes of a selected class.

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