Hierarchical Patents (Class 707/956)
  • Computer systems and methods for the query and visualization of multidimensional database
    Patent number: 7716173
    Abstract: A method and system for producing graphics. A hierarchical structure of a database is determined. A visual table, comprising a plurality of panes, is constructed by providing a specification that is in a language based on the hierarchical structure of the database. In some cases, this language can include fields that are in the database schema. The database is queried to retrieve a set of tuples in accordance with the specification. A subset of the set of tuples is associated with a pane in the plurality of panes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University
    Inventors: Chris Stolte, Diane L. Tang, Patrick Hanrahan
  • Information retrieval from a collection of data
    Patent number: 7702677
    Abstract: A method of accessing information from a collection of data includes receiving a query, generating an inverse index of the collection of data and generating results to the query in conjunction with the inverse index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Wen Chang, Raymond Lau, Michael Kyle McCandless