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  • US 9,268,841 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2008
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processor from a requesting application, a request to retrieve information associated with an entity;

    retrieving, by the processor, a first record from a first application in a repository that matches the request and a second record from a second application in the repository that is associated with the first record, wherein the repository to store information in a hierarchical data structure related to stored entities, the hierarchical data structure comprising the first record and the second record, wherein the first record and the second record each comprise corresponding stored identities, stored persons related to the stored entities, and stored data related to the stored entities;

    providing, by the processor, to the requesting application a first interactive interface element comprising information from the first record; and

    providing, by the processor, to the requesting application, a second interactive interface element cascading from the first interactive interface element and comprising information from the second record presented jointly with the information from the first record in view of information selected from the first record via an interaction with the first interactive interface element.

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