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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Klaus Fittges, Cologne, DE;
Jurgen Harbarth, Darmstadt, DE;
Harlad Schoning, Dieburg, DE;
Horst Kinzinger, Reinheim, DE;
Software AG, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
A method for storing and managing data on a storage medium connected to a computer system, wherein the data consists of a plurality of data elements and a plurality of tags, wherein each of the data elements is assigned one of the tags to form a plurality of pairs each consisting of at least one of the data elements and one of the tags, wherein each of the pairs is assigned a position in a hierarchical structure, wherein each of the pairs is stored and managed on the storage medium together with a pair-individual hierarchy indicator indicating the position of the pair in the hierarchical structure. Furthermore, a computer program for carrying out this method and a data carrier storing such a program are provided.