System and method for accessing data in disparate information sources

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8055650
APP PUB NO 20100114952A1
SERIAL NO

12686042

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Embodiments of the invention provide a system for generating and maintaining virtual and physical metadata layers in a MetaBase metadata repository in order to simplify and optimize the retrieval of data from a plurality of disparate information sources. The system stores in a physical metadata layer of a metadata repository a plurality of physical metadata elements, wherein each one of the physical metadata elements corresponds to the metadata elements in the plurality of information sources. Logical metadata elements are stored in the virtual metadata layer and are linked to the physical metadata elements in order to maintain the relationships therebetween. By maintaining the relationships between the physical metadata elements, users can initiate a data query request for data corresponding to a logical metadata element, and the system is configured to retrieve the desired data from the relevant information sources.

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RED HAT INCRALEIGH NC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hauch, Randall Glen Carbon, US 2 335
Miller, Alex Webster Groves, US 16 422
Scanlon, Robert Des Peres, US 3 371
Wolfangel, Steven St. Louis, US 2 335
Wright, Brad Manchester, US 7 357

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