Associative database model for electronic-based informational assemblies

Abstract

Abstract An indexing system and linking method for an assembly of electronic-based information stored in and ordered by a plurality of records uniquely identified over relational data tables making up a data set wherein each table is assigned a unique domain of unique alphanumeric indicia for assignment and storage in the records. The records are ordered by the alphanumeric indicia whereby each data table acts as its own primary key. The records are bi-directionally linked to each other via separate, central linking table indexes wherein each index record is structured with linking fields for storing sets of alphanumeric indicia belonging to records in the data set. Each record is further structured to include an internal set of unique indicum for each data field whereby the combination of the record indicum and the unique field indicum identify each record-field over the relational data tables making up the data set such that each record field may be linked to other record-fields or records via the separate, central linking table indexes. Each central linking table index is further generalized to provide multiple arrays of linking indicia in indexing fields such that records from the data tables may be linked together as a data cluster. The linking values stored in the central linking table indexes may be predefined to automatically structure and link unspecified data, and changes in the data may alter the linking structure to provide further capabilities.

Inventors

• 👤 Mark David Gusack

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