System and method for storing data

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2005-12-20

2005-12-20

Kindred, Alford W. (Department: 2163)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C715S252000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06978260

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a system and method for storing a composite table of data. The invention involves storing a set of initial fields in an initial table, with each field having a plurality of entries; storing a definition for at least one additional field having a plurality of entries, wherein the at least one additional field is not stored; storing a common value that is common to at least two entries of the plurality of entries in the at least one additional field; and storing at least one other value that is different from the common value for the remainder of entries of the plurality of entries in the at least one additional field.

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patent: 5826257 (1998-10-01), Snelling, Jr.
patent: 6073129 (2000-06-01), Levine et al.

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