Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1996-09-03
1998-07-28
Black, Thomas G.
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707 1, G06F 1730
Patent
active
057874182
ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture which provides for finding database management information on a computer in a simple, user-friendly way to minimize errors and maximize database usership. The invention displays a window containing a card metaphor in a graphical user interface on a computer display. The window allows the user to enter a find type and a find condition selected from a displayed menu. The window also displays a natural language description of the current status of the find request, allowing the user to see, in real time, the scope of the request and the databases affected.
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Hibbetts Michael Robert
Levine Jonathan Michael
Li Kester
Black Thomas G.
Ho Ruay Lian
International Business Machine Corporation
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