Method and apparatus for improved information storage and retrieval system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5893087
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08633842

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The information management and database system of the present invention comprises a flexible, self-referential table that stores data. The table of the present invention may store any type of data, both structured and unstructured, and provides an interface to other application programs. The table of the present invention comprises a plurality of rows and columns. Each row has an object identification number (OID) and each column also has an OID. A row corresponds to a record and a column corresponds to a field such that the intersection of a row and a column comprises a cell that may contain data for a particular record related to a particular field, a cell may also point to another record. To enhance searching and to provide for synchronization between columns, columns are entered as rows in the table and the record corresponding to a column contains various information about the column. The table includes an index structure for extended queries.

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LJM SOFTWARE INC1446 ROSE VILLA STREET PASADENA CA 91106

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gordon, Clay New York, NY 5 359
Gordon, Robert Los Angeles, CA 41 745
Wannier, Louise J La Canada, CA 12 529
Wlaschin, Scott Los Angeles, CA 7 594

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