Method and system for selection of hierarchically related inform

Details Method and system for selection of hierarchically related inform Method and system for selection of hierarchically related inform

1993-01-28

1998-07-28

Lintz, Paul R.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

345353, 345357, G06F 1730

Patent

active

057874174

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for selection of hierarchically related information. Initially, topics are displayed in the content variable list which encompass a first set of information. Upon receiving input from the user, new topics appropriate to the user input are displayed in the content variable list which encompass a second set of information hierarchically related to the first set of information. A selected topic is then obtained from the user from among the new topics displayed. Information is then obtained which is encompassed by the selected topic. In a preferred embodiment, this information is obtained by performing a database query using the selected topic as a query topic.

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