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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wyndham Fairchild Gary, Jr., Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Richard G. Adcock, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Assignee:
GE Marquette Medical Systems, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of storing and accessing data from a database is disclosed. The method and apparatus applies particularly to database systems used for cardiovascular information systems but may also be used in other database systems. The method and apparatus for storing and accessing data utilizes a markup language tag data structure to provide for simplified and expedited searching over conventional databases.