Using ontological relationships in a computer database

Details Using ontological relationships in a computer database Using ontological relationships in a computer database

2005-05-26

2009-06-23

Vital, Pierre M (Department: 2169)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07552117

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method use ontological relationships in a query language and a computer database to improve database performance and utility. A set of ontological relationships are stored in the database and new query clauses are used to query the data in advantageous ways. Ontological relationships are preferably stored in a tree structure. This tree structure then can be used to reflect the ontological relationships of data stored in the columns of a database.

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