US4631664A
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Partnership data base management system and method
Assignee: Silicon Valley Bank Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-19
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2003-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A data base management system according to the invention stores, retrieves, and modifies data records within a digital computer data base, permitting access to related data records through partnerships joining record pairs. Partnership sets are employed to relate data records on a one-to-one, one-to-many, and a many-to-many basis. The invention facilitates the modelling of real world structures and events in a data base whose logical representation closely depicts those structures and events.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles W. Bachman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/24; G06F16/242; G06F16/2433; G06F16/2448; G06F16/28; G06F16/284; G06F16/288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A data base management system for controlling storage, retrieval and modification of information in a data collection contained in storage devices in a data processing system, said data collection consisting of a plurality of data records, each data record including zero, one or more items, each item being representative of zero, one or more data values, comprising: A. means for establishing in said data processing system one or more partnership sets within at least one data record, each of said partnership sets being representative of zero, one or more partnerships, B. means for establishing in said data processing system one or more of said partnerships, wherein each of said partnerships is characterized by one partnership set associated with itself or associated with one other partnership set, C. means for accessing in said data processing system one or more data records by reference to a partnership set which is in partnership with partnership sets of said one or more data records.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A data base management system for controlling storage, retrieval and modification of information in a data collection contained in storage devices in a data processing system, said data collection consisting of a plurality of data records, each data record including zero, one or more items, each item being representative of zero, one or more data values, comprising: A. means for establishing in said data processing system one or more partnership sets within at least one data record, each of said partnership sets being representative of zero, one or more partnerships, B. means for establishing in said data processing system one or more of said partnerships, wherein each of said partnerships is characterized by one partnership set associated with itself or associated with one other partnership set, C. means for accessing in said data processing system one or more data records by reference to a partnership set which is in partnership with partnership sets of said one or more data records.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A database management system according to claim 1, further comprising means for selectively dis-establishing in said data processing system one or more of said partnerships.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A database management system according to claim 1 further comprising means for selectively adding in said data processing system information to said data collection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A database management system according to claim 1 wherein said partnership establishing means establishes said partnerships whereby each partnership uniquely associates a pair of partnership sets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A database management system according to claim 1 wherein said partnership establishing means establishes said partnerships whereby each association between two partnerships is non-directed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
156 words
A data base management method for controlling storage, retrieval and modification of information in a data collection contained in storage devices in a data processing system, said data collection consisting of a plurality of data records, each data record including zero, one or more items, each item being representative of zero, one or more data values, said method comprising steps of: A. said data processing system establishing one or more partnership sets within at least one data record, each of said partnership sets being representative of zero, one or more partnerships, B. said data processing system establishing one or more of said partnerships, wherein each of said partnerships is characterized by one partnership set associated with itself or associated with one other partnership set, and C. said data processing system accessing one or more data records by reference to a partnership set which is in partnership with partnership sets of said one or more data records.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
156 words
A data base management method for controlling storage, retrieval and modification of information in a data collection contained in storage devices in a data processing system, said data collection consisting of a plurality of data records, each data record including zero, one or more items, each item being representative of zero, one or more data values, said method comprising steps of: A. said data processing system establishing one or more partnership sets within at least one data record, each of said partnership sets being representative of zero, one or more partnerships, B. said data processing system establishing one or more of said partnerships, wherein each of said partnerships is characterized by one partnership set associated with itself or associated with one other partnership set, and C. said data processing system accessing one or more data records by reference to a partnership set which is in partnership with partnership sets of said one or more data records.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 6, comprising the further step of said data processing system selectively dis-establishing one or more of said partnerships.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 6 comprising further the step of said data processing system selectively adding information to said data collection.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said partnership establishing step establishes said partnerships whereby each partnership uniquely associates a pair of partnership sets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said partnership establishing step establishes said partnerships whereby each association between two partnership sets is non-directed.
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