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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Timothy E. Beres, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael W. Diesch, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Bradford L. Hayes, Louisville, CO (US);
Timothy E. Beres, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael W. Diesch, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Bradford L. Hayes, Louisville, CO (US);
ZD Acquisition, LLC, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for retrieving records. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a starting record from a data set, obtaining a value associated with a first attribute of the starting record and executing at least one search for additional records in the data set associated with the value. The additional records are added to a result set. One of the records in the result set is selected and a value associated with a second attribute of the record is obtained. A second search for second additional records in the data set associated with the second value is executed. The second additional records are added to the result set. The records in the result set are outputted.