公开(公告)号：US07197517B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-27

申请号：US10255529

申请日：2002-09-25

申请人： Shannon M. Farrington ,  Jacques J. Labrie ,  Pei-chen Liu ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Mi W. Shum

发明人： Shannon M. Farrington ,  Jacques J. Labrie ,  Pei-chen Liu ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Mi W. Shum

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30595 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99952

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently share and move data between different types of data storage formats. More particularly, the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an easy to use graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying, navigating, and selecting hierarchical database segments and fields. The preferred embodiment of the present invention novelly uses a hierarchical tree structure that clearly represents the structures of a database and their mutual exclusivity, for easy understanding of and navigation through the various database structures. The user is prevented from selecting segments and fields that are not valid for the selected path thereby ensuring accuracy in the representation of the database data structures. Also, the user may select a path from the top of the hierarchical tree, the root, to a specific segment or field.

摘要翻译： 在不同类型的数据存储格式之间高效共享和移动数据的系统，方法和计算机产品。 更具体地，本发明的优选实施例提供了一种用于显示，导航和选择分层数据库段和字段的易于使用的图形用户界面（GUI）。 本发明的优选实施例新颖地使用清楚地表示数据库的结构及其相互排他性的分层树结构，以便于理解和导航各种数据库结构。 防止用户选择对所选路径无效的段和字段，从而确保数据库数据结构的表示的准确性。 此外，用户可以从分层树的顶部，根，选择到特定段或字段的路径。