System and method of linking dissimilar databases using pointers
AssigneeInternational Business Corporation
InventorsTejaswini Hosali, William John Reilly
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Abstract
A linking system and associated method are used to link two or more large dissimilar databases. The linking system generally includes a software program installed on a server with access to databases such as customer databases and organization databases. The linking system includes pointers, as needed, to link customers with positions, jobs, groups or other organizational entities. These pointers allow for a reduced maintenance of the underlying data, while the number of pointers used is relatively small. In addition, the set of information for each pointer can be modified without changing the structure or information of the linked databases.
Claims19
A method for dynamically linking at least two dissimilar databases, comprising:
- linking the two dissimilar databases by means of a pointers database that contains a smaller number of records than a number of records contained in either one of the at least two dissimilar databases;
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- changing relationships between records in the at least two dissimilar databases by changing records in the pointers database, without changing the records in the at least two dissimilar databases.
A computer program for dynamically linking at least two dissimilar databases, comprising:
- a first set of program instructions for linking the two dissimilar databases by means of a pointers database that contains a smaller number of records than a number of records contained in either one of the at least two dissimilar databases;
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- a second set of program instructions for changing relationships between records in the at least two dissimilar databases by changing records in the pointers database, without changing the records in the at least two dissimilar databases.
A system for dynamically linking at least two dissimilar databases, comprising:
- means for linking the two dissimilar databases by means of a pointers database that contains a smaller number of records than a number of records contained in either one of the at least two dissimilar databases;
- and
- means for changing relationships between records in the at least two dissimilar databases by changing records in the pointers database, without changing the records in the at least two dissimilar databases.
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