Computer method and system for same document lookup with different keywords from a single view

• US 6,457,029 B1
• Filed: 12/22/1999
• Issued: 09/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Switzer, James H. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Metjahic, Safet
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALAUBAIDI, HAYTHIM J
• Application Number:
  US09/470,587
• Time in Patent Office: 1,007 Days
• Field of Search: 707/515, 707/101, 707/505, 707/303, 707/1, 709/226
• US Class Current: 715/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

A method and system for organizing documents in a database into categories within a single view. The method comprises the steps of providing a database having one or more documents storing data in one or more fields; providing a view having a column formula, said column formula being adapted to run only once upon selecting said view; coding a plurality of statements, each said statement referencing data in said one or more documents storing data one or more fields; concatenating said plurality of statements to form said column formula; and selecting said view to organize and display said one or more documents in categories.

Claims

1. A method of organizing documents in a database into categories within a single view, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a database having one or more documents storing data in one or more fields;

(b) providing a view having a column formula, said column formula being adapted to run only once upon selecting said view;

(c) coding a plurality of statements, each said statement referencing data in said one or more documents storing data in one or more fields;

(d) concatenating said plurality of statements to form said column formula; and

(e) selecting said view to organize and display said one or more documents in categories, wherein document lookup is facilitated via said single view without storing categorization data in each said one or more documents.

2. A method of organizing documents in a database into a single view as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of:

performing logic operation designating each of said one or more documents based on said data referenced in each of said one or more documents to a category within said single view.

3. A method of organizing documents in a database into a single view as claimed in claim 2, the method further comprising the step of:

eliminating storage of information for said category in each of said one or more documents.

4. A system for organizing documents in a database into categories within a single view, said system comprising:

(a) means for providing a database having one or more documents storing data in one or more fields;

(b) means for providing a view having a column formula, said column formula being adapted to run only once upon selecting said view;

(c) means for coding a plurality of statements, each said statement referencing data in said one or more documents storing data one or more fields;

(d) means for concatenating said plurality of statements to form said column formula; and

(e) means for selecting said view to organize and display said one or more documents in categories, wherein document lookup is facilitated via said single view without storing categorization data in each said one or more documents.

5. A system for organizing documents in a database into a single view as claimed in claim 4, the system further comprising:

means for performing logic operation designating each of said one or more documents based on said data referenced in each of said one or more documents to a category within said single view.

6. A system for organizing documents in a database into a single view as claimed in claim 5, the system further comprising:

means for eliminating storage of information for said category in each of said one or more documents.

7. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for organizing documents in a database into categories within a single view, said method steps comprising:

(a) providing a database having one or more documents storing data in one or more fields;

(b) providing a view having a column formula, said column formula being adapted to run only once upon selecting said view;

(c) coding a plurality of statements, each said statement referencing data in said one or more documents storing data one or more fields;

(d) concatenating said plurality of statements to form said column formula; and

(e) selecting said view to organize and display said one or more documents in categories, wherein document lookup is facilitated via said single view without storing categorization data in each said one or more documents.

8. A program storage device according to claim 7, wherein said method steps further comprise the step of:

performing logic operation designating each of said one or more documents based on said data referenced in each of said one or more documents to a category within said single view.

9. A program storage device according to claim 7, wherein said method steps further comprise the step of:

eliminating storage of information for said category in each of said one or more documents.