External evaluation processes
First Claim
1. A method for managing data, comprising:
- defining a secondary data set in a primary data set;
linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining a state of the primary data set at a time when the secondary data set was defined;
transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity;
receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity, the modified secondary data set including changes to the secondary data set;
transmitting the primary data set to the external entity;
receiving results of an evaluation based on the primary data set from the external entity;
incorporating the results into the primary data set to produce a modified primary data set; and
linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, a link between the modified secondary data set and the version of the primary data set allowing a user of the modified primary data set to access the modified secondary data set.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for managing data. The technique includes defining a secondary data set in a primary data set, linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity, receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity and linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to state the information. The state information defines the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined. The link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allows access by a user of a modified primary data set if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing data, comprising:
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defining a secondary data set in a primary data set; linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining a state of the primary data set at a time when the secondary data set was defined; transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity; receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity, the modified secondary data set including changes to the secondary data set; transmitting the primary data set to the external entity; receiving results of an evaluation based on the primary data set from the external entity; incorporating the results into the primary data set to produce a modified primary data set; and linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, a link between the modified secondary data set and the version of the primary data set allowing a user of the modified primary data set to access the modified secondary data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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define a secondary data set in a primary data set; link the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining a state of the primary data set at a time when the secondary data set was defined; transmit the secondary data set to an external entity;
receive a modified secondary data set from the external entity, the modified secondary data set including changes to the secondary data set;transmit the primary data set to the external entity; receive results of an evaluation based on the primary data set from the external entity; incorporate the results into the primary data set to produce a modified primary data set; and link the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, a link between the modified secondary data set and the version of the primary data set allowing a user of the modified primary data set to access the modified secondary data set. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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