Method and system for supporting multiple, historical, and future designs in a relational database

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PATENT NO 6408312
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09385783

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A method and system in accordance with the present invention receives correct information concerning a design in a database. The method comprises selecting a most recent instance of an object in the design and analyzing the dependencies of that object on the other objects in the design database. Through the use of a method and system in accordance with the present invention, relational database management systems will have the capability of building designs upon other designs by presenting the user with the appropriate versions of objects from earlier designs. The method and system in accordance with the present invention will also allow changes to the ordering of designs within restrictions based on the dependencies between the designs. This will give the user the ability to stay up-to-date on current network information, review previous network configurations and work on as many proposed network configurations as desired.

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VISIONAEL CORPORATION410 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Forthman, Daniel Tulsa, OK 1 38
Matthews, Richard Tulsa, OK 15 247

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