System and method for making multiple databases appear as a single database
AssigneeSYPHERLINK, Inc.
InventorsSteve Adams, James Paat, Philip Pointer
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Abstract
A database merging apparatus includes a database pair generator that creates a database pair from a first database, a probe set generator that creates a database probe set from a second database and a comparator in communication with the database pair generator and the probe set generator. The comparator determines if the database probe set correlates to the database pair. An identifier is in communication with the comparator to identify a correlation between the database pair and the database probe set so that correlating data from the first database and the second database can be accessed if there is a correlation.
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A database merging apparatus comprising:
- a database pair generator that creates a database pair from a first database;
- a probe set generator that creates a database probe set from a second database;
- a comparator in communication with said database pair generator and said probe set generator, said comparator determining if said database probe set correlates to said database pair;
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- an identifier in communication with said comparator to identify a correlation between said database pair and said database probe set so that correlating data from said first database and said second database can be accessed if there is a correlation.
A method for merging two or more databases comprising the steps of:
- generating one or more database pairs from a first database;
- generating a database probe set from a second database;
- determining if said database pairs correlate to said database probe set;
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- identifying a correlation between said database pairs and said database probe set so that correlating data from said first database and said second database can be accessed if there is a correlation.
A system for merging two or more databases comprising:
- a means for generating database pairs from a first database;
- a means for generating a database probe set from a second database;
- a means for determining if said database pairs correlate to said database probe set;
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- a means for identifying a correlation between said database pairs and said database probe set so that correlating data from said first database and said second database can be accessed if there is a correlation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.