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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Lee T. Cuckson, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Chad Swierczek, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Lee T. Cuckson, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Chad Swierczek, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A data management system includes a plurality of data environments. Each data environment includes data relating to items. In the system, a method of managing the data includes identifying a plurality of rules. Each rule represents a unique combination of the possible values of the variable in each of the plurality of data environments. The method also includes creating a record for each item. The record for each item includes an item field that identifies the item and a rule field that associates the item with one of the plurality of rules. The method also includes storing the records and receiving a request at the data management system to display the particular value of an item in one of the data environments.