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System and method for collaborative hosted analysis of data bases via a network portal

  • US 6,405,195 B1
  • Filed: 03/27/2000
  • Issued: 06/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for processing data from at least one data base, in which each data base contains a plurality of records and each record includes a plurality of data fields, and each field contains field data, has a field name and one of a plurality of data types, comprising the following steps:

  • receiving into a host system, via a network, the data from the at least one data base from at least one participating remote user system that is separate from the host system, in the host system, upon receipt of a request for initiation from the remote user system, analyzing the data from the at least one data base according to an analysis routine and generating analysis results;

    in the host system, generating a representation of the analysis results; and

    transferring the representation of the analysis results via the network for display on at least one participating remote user system;

    in a decision support module in the host system, automatically selecting an initial, adjustable, graphical query device as a function of and adapted to a type and range of the corresponding field data;

    transferring each graphical query device via the network to at least one participating user system;

    sensing, via the network, adjustment by the user of each participating user system to which each graphical query device has been transferred of any of the displayed, adjustable, graphical query devices; and

    in the host system, updating the representation of the analysis results corresponding to the sensed adjustments of any of the query devices, thereby enabling interactive visualization of the analysis results of the data via the network.

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