Method for formatting, associating organizing, and retrieving data of and from a database stored in a computer system

• US 6,636,858 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2000
• Issued: 10/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael T. Coffey, Richard G. Waugh Jr
• Original Assignee: Michael T. Coffey, Richard G. Waugh Jr
• Inventors: Waugh, Richard G. Jr., Coffey, Michael T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Debbie M.
• Application Number:
  US09/497,816
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/6, 707/3, 707/100, 707/102
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access

Abstract

A database system comprising a novel process for the formatting, association, storage and retrieval of amorphous, structured or ordered data. The database system enables the dynamic accumulation and integration of unpredicted or unforeseen data, entities and relationships into a database. Each and every individual datum contained in the database system is associated with a unique license number. Each license number uniquely refers to only one entity, datum, attribute, relationship or relationship attribute. A unique entity license number is established, from which and to which entity attributes, relationships, relationship attributes and other entity license numbers are associated, structured and/or ordered. An entity license list contains a list of unique entity license numbers. Each attribute license includes a unique attribute license number, at least one unique entity license number, at least one value and optionally at least one name descriptor of a value.

Claims

1. A computer implemented process for associating data within a database comprising:

a assigning a first unique entity license number;

b. assigning a second unique entity license number;

c. creating a relationship license, the relationship license comprising;

i. a unique relationship license number;

ii. the first entity license number;

iii. the second entity license, number whereby the first and second entity license numbers are both associated with the relationship license number;

d. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality;

e. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality;

f. tagging the second entity license number with a TO quality, whereby a vector from the first entity license and to the second entity license is designated;

g. assigning at least one additional unique entity license number;

h. including at least one additional entity license number in the relationship license; and

i. tagging at least one additional entity licensed with the TO quality, whereby the attribute license includes at least one FROM entity license number and at least more than one TO entity license number.

2. A computer implemented process for associating data within a database comprising:

a. assigning a first unique entity license number;

b. assigning a second unique entity license number;

c. creating a relationship license the relationship license comprising;

i. a unique relationship license number;

ii. the first entity license number;

iii. the second entity license number, whereby the first and second entity license numbers are both associated with the relationship license number;

d. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality;

e. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality;

f. tagging the second entity license number with a TO quality, whereby a vector from the first entity license and to the second entity license is designated;

g. assigning at least one additional unique entity license number;

h. including at least one additional entity license number in the relationship license; and

i. tagging at least one additional entity licensed with the FROM quality, whereby the attribute license includes at least one TO entity license number and at least more than one FROM entity license number.

3. A computer implemented process for associating data within a database comprising:

a. assigning a first unique entity license number;

b. assigning a second unique entity license number;

c. creating a relationship, license the relationship license comprising;

i. a unique relationship license number;

ii. the first entity license number;

iii. the second entity license, number whereby the first and second entity license numbers are both associated with the relationship license number;

d. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality; and

e. tagging the first entity license number with a FROM quality;

f. tagging the second entity license number with a TO quality, whereby a vector from the first entity license and to the second entity license is designated;

g. assigning at least a first additional unique entity license number and a second additional entity license number

h. including at least the first additional entity license number and the second additional entity license number in the relationship license;

i. tagging at least the first additional entity licensed with the FROM quality; and

j. tagging at least the second additional entity license number with the TO quality, whereby the attribute license includes at least more than one TO entity license number and at least more than one FROM entity license number.