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Methods for abstracting data from various data structures and managing the presentation of the data

  • US 6,775,675 B1
  • Filed: 04/04/2001
  • Issued: 08/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for accessing selected data for presentation as multi-dimensional cubes over a network connection, comprising:

  • defining dimensions for generating a cube;

    acquiring processed data from a flat file, the processed data containing relevant information for the defined dimensions;

    storing the acquired processed data in a hierarchical table structure;

    generating a cube from the hierarchical table structure;

    accessing the cube through an abstraction layer, the abstraction layer performing the operations of, reading only selected portions of the relevant information for the defined dimensions, converting the selected portions of the relevant information to a uniform format, and displaying selected portions of the relevant information without causing non-selected portions of the relevant information to be read and converted.

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