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Method for generating, organizing table codes either code is highest code level or code is linked to parent code in hierarchical structure

  • US 6,968,336 B1
  • Filed: 05/18/2000
  • Issued: 11/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for generating a table of codes, comprising:

  • providing a plurality of code sets, each code set being characterized by a code type, each code set comprising a plurality of codes organized according to a hierarchal structure in which each code is at a code level of the hierarchal structure and either the code level of the code is a highest code level or the code is linked to a parent code; and

    generating said table and storing said generated table in a data storage of a computing system, said computing system comprising a processor, said generating and storing being performed by executing software by said processor, said processor being adapted to execute software code that reads data from said table stored in said data storage, said table comprising said code sets in accordance with a tabular format characterized by a plurality of fields and a plurality of rows, each row representing a code of the plurality of codes of a code set of the plurality of code sets, said plurality of fields comprising a tbl

    code field, a tbl

    level field, and a tbl

    description field, said a tbl

    code field specifying the code, said tbl

    level field specifying the code level of the code, said tbl

    description field including a description of a product or service represented by the code.

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