Methods And Systems For Data Management And Analysis

摘要

Provided are methods comprising receiving a query for information from the database, determining particular data element types and data element values that are the subject of the query, instantiating a query data structure containing the data element types and the data element values that are the subject of the query, identifying records within the database that contain one or more data element types and/or data element values that are included in the query data structure, and instantiating a results data structure comprising information relating to the identified records.

主权项

1. A method for analyzing information within a database that comprises one or more database structures which collectively contain a plurality of data records, with each record having at least two data element types, and with at least one of the data element types having a different data element value from the data element value for the corresponding data element type in at least one other record in the database; the method characterized by the steps of:
reading the plurality of records; instantiating an initial data structure for each unique data element type within the plurality of records; creating an entry in the initial data structure for each data element type for each unique data element value within that data element type; selecting one or more database structures within the database; instantiating a final data structure for the selected database structures in which the data element value for each data element type reflects the entry made in the initial data structures for that data element value; receiving a query for information from the database; determining particular data element types and data element values that are the subject of the query; instantiating a query data structure containing the data element types and the data element values that are the subject of the query; identifying records within the database that contain one or more data element types and/or data element values that are included in the query data structure; and instantiating a results data structure comprising information relating to the identified records.