Visualization of data relationships between components of a project

• US 8,543,603 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Numoda Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Numoda Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Boris, Ann S., Rohtbart, Daniel, Murphy, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): TRUONG, CAM Y T
• Application Number:
  US12/390,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20090193001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,674 Days
• Field of Search: 707/783, 707/736, 707/805, 705/2
• US Class Current: 707/783
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 Version management

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is disclosed for visualizing data relationships between components of a project for identifying potential duplication of selected components. One of the components is data collection assignments.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for visualizing data relationships between components of a project for identifying potential duplication of selected components, one of the components being data collection assignments, the assignments being work task related assignments to be performed by workers, the method comprising:

(a) defining the project by a project database that includes a set of data tables, wherein the project includes management of the workers and differing levels of user access to the project;

(b) defining a set of data collection assignments and incorporating the data collection assignments in the set of data tables;

(c) organizing relationships between the set of data tables in a manner that allows for visually revealing all relationships in each data collection assignment;

(d) querying the project database with an assignment-related query; and

(e) electronically displaying all of the relationships identified by the set of data tables for the query, thereby visually showing all of the relationships identified by the set of data tables for an assignment, including any duplication of the work task related assignments to be performed by the workers, wherein the project is a clinical trial that has been initiated, and the work task related assignments are the data collection assignments for collecting medical-related data for the initiated clinical trial.

2. A computer program product for visualizing data relationships between components of a project for identifying potential duplication of selected components, one of the components being data collection assignments, the assignments being work task related assignments to be performed by workers, the computer program product comprising non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method comprising:

(a) defining the project by a project database that includes a set of data tables, wherein the project includes management of the workers and differing levels of user access to the project;

(b) defining a set of data collection assignments and incorporating the data collection assignments in the set of data tables;

(c) organizing relationships between the set of data tables in a manner that allows for visually revealing all relationships in each data collection assignment;

(d) querying the project database with an assignment-related query; and

(e) electronically displaying all of the relationships identified by the set of data tables for the query, thereby visually showing all of the relationships identified by the set of data tables for an assignment, including any duplication of the work task related assignments to be performed by the workers, wherein the project is a clinical trial that has been initiated, and the work task related assignments are the data collection assignments for collecting medical-related data for the initiated clinical trial.