Patents Assigned to Actuate Software, Inc.
  • Process and apparatus for simplifying access to information stored in databases
    Patent number: 5864856
    Abstract: Simplified access to relational databases is achieved. The inherent relationships that exist between tables in a relational database are detected and a dictionary is constructed that contains attributes that defines the relationships that exist within the database. The attributes of the database contained within the dictionary are mapped to objects of the database so that a user can navigate the database without using a database programming language using menus created from the dictionary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Actuate Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl Young