Method for processing data

• US 7,457,803 B1
• Filed: 11/08/1996
• Issued: 11/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of Agriculture
• Original Assignee: the united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy
• Inventors: Robusto, John D., McBroome, Greg R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black; Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Corrielus; Jean M.
• Application Number:
  US08/747,799
• Time in Patent Office: 4,400 Days
• Field of Search: 364/231.4, 364/231.6, 364/286.4, 364/286.5, 364/262.4, 364/244.3, 364/246.6, 364/253.3, 364/253, 364/254.9, 364/927.2, 711/202, 711/200, 707/10
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

Improved method involving a series of unique steps for progressively and selectively processing data relative to a multiterminal computer network for storing, analizing and periodically upgrading stored data where the network is made up of one or more user terminals, an n-dimensional multicell memory, an electronically transportable metafile structure of ranked/indexed commands for any terminal user, a common metafile interface interchange agreement and an encoded access arrangement. By reason of each metafile structure being arranged between the interface interchange agreement and any user terminal; and by reason of the encoded access arrangement being arranged between the memory and the interchange arrangement, controlled and authorized access by any terminal user is maintained for reading, interpreting, adding, combining, modifying, etc. any data in the network whether data is from the memory, interchange arrangement or input from a user terminal.

Claims

1. A method for progressively and selectively processing various types of data as effected by a multiterminal computer network MTCN means having n-dimensional network memory means, one or more selectively operable user terminal SOUT means, common metafile interface interchange CMFII means, encoded access EA means and electronically transportable metafile structure ETMFS means;

the ETMFS means having ranked and indexed mandatory and optionally selectable commands for obtaining stored data for a user at a SOUT means;

where one or more ETMFS means is interposed between the CMFII means and a SOUT means; and

where the EA means is interposed between the memory means and the CMFII means;

comprising the steps of;

extracting data in response to one or more mandatory and selectable commands of an ETMFS means at a SOUT means as effected by a user at a SOUT means for displaying data such that the user can effect review and analysis of the extracted for the purpose of altering and adding data thereto prior to returning the data to the memory means via the CMFII means, and

emplacing reviewed and analyzed data from one or more SOUT means to the CMFII means for receiving the reviewed and analized data from a SOUT means via the ETMFS means associated therewith, the EA means between the CMFII means and the memory means for precisely emplacing the reviewed/analized data from the CMFII means to more than one cell of the memory means;

whereby the memory means with user upgraded and analized stored data therein including any combined data contributes to subsequent user and current other user review and analysis at any SOUT means in attempting to continually meet the mission requirements of the MTCN means.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the steps of extracting and emplacing data from the memory means is effected by EA means having multivectored pointer means with each vector of any pointer means representing certain data including fused data as well as attributes thereof.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein a user at any SOUT means contributes his or her own expertise in review and analysis of any data extracted from the memory means including any terminal input data, with such expertise assisting in meeting network requirements.

4. A method for progressively and selectively processing data including meta data as effected by multiterminal computer network MTCN means having memory means, one or more selectively operable user terminal SOUT means, common metafile interface interchange CMFII means and electronically transportable metafile structure ETMFS means where the CMFII means is operativley associated with the memory means and any ETMFS means and where any ETMFS means is operatively associated with any SOUT means in response to any user commands therefrom, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting in response to an authorized user command at any Sout terminal means during data processing of the MTCN means one or more boundary delimiter commands BDCs of a series of BDCs for determining the state of an ETMFS means between the CMFII means and any given SOUT means being activated by an authorized user of the MTCN means, each BDC of the series of BDCs of the ETMF means being indexed and arranged in hierarchial fashion in relation to other BDCs of the series thereof, also each BDC of the series thereof having a particular multiple row, column-like format and binary bit encoding therein so that any BDC of the series of BDCs of the ETMF means as activated by a user at any given SOUT means of the MTCN can be electronically distinguished from any other BDCs of the series of BDCs of the ETMFS means, each BDC of certain BDCs of the series of BDCs of the ETMF means also having a separate series of descriptor commands Dcs indexed thereunder in hierarchial fashion relative to each other,

selecting one or more DCs of one of the separate series of DCs under any given certain BDC of the series of certain BDCs of the series of BDCs of the ETMF means in response to a user command at a SOUT means of the MTCN means; and

reviewing and analyzing data under any DC of one of the separate series of DCs under any given certain BDC of the series of certain BDCs of the series of BDCs of the ETMF means as selected by a user at a SOUT means of the MTCN means in order to add, remove, alter, interpret, combine or read data thereunder relative to its associated ETMFS means for the purpose of contributing, removing or combining data from the memory means of the MTCN means in attempting to continually meet the mission requirements of the MTCN means.

5. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein a BDC is effected by a multiple row, column-like, multiple block format with each block of the format having a particular binary code in multi-bit per byte fashion with the first double block row of any given BDC specifying a particular state in encoded fashion that is common in value to the particular state of any other BDC of the series of BDCs for any ETMFS means.

6. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein any DC as part of any ETMFS means is maintained as to its particular ranking and indexed position relative to its associated BDC by a multirow, column block format with each row having a double block format and with each block having a particular binary code;

and wherein the first double block row of any DC specifies its particular and distinctive state in electronic encoded fashion relative to its associated ETMFS means and distinguishable from any other DC of its associated ETMFS means.

7. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein anyone DC of certain DCs of any separate series of DCs under a given BDC of the series of BDCs of an ETMF means are optional for user selection at any SOUT means during any data processing of the MTCN means.

8. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein at least one of the DCs of any separate series of DCs under any given BDC is designated metadata, with the metadata being general reference data for assisting in selective extraction and correct identification of other more definitive data from the memory means as required while at the same time the metadata is minimizing the data processing requirements of the MTCN means between the memory means and any SOUT means thereof in assisting the user at any SOUT means in correct identification of further more definitive data for analysis and review by the user thereat.

9. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein any authorized user at a given SOUT means of the MTCN means has an escape command for selective escape between the begin and end BDC states of an ETMFS means associated with the given SOUT means.

10. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein any authorized user of a SOUT means can provide terminal input data in conjunction with the data extracted from the memory means during data processing of the MTCN means.

11. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein any authorized user of a SOUT means provides expertise in review and analysis of the extracted data from the memory means including any terminal input data at the SOUT means so as to contribute to the MTCN means in meeting its task and mission requirements.

12. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the step of selecting one or more DCs of one of the separate series of DCs under any given BDC of the series BDCs of any ETMFS means is effected by any ETMFS means having a series of different states with each state of the series thereof having a series of DCs under a BDC of the series of BDCs thereof.

13. A method as set forth in claim 12, wherein the series of different states of any ETMFS means is made up of a begin transport state and a begin profile state.

14. A method as set forth in claim 13, wherein the begin transport state and begin profile state of any ETMFS means of the MTCN means is interchangeable with any begin transport state and begin profile state of any other ETMFS means thereof.