DATABASE GRID SEARCH METHODS AND SYSTEMS

摘要

Databases are organized collections of data to model aspects of reality and support processes including those requiring, generating, and finding information or modelling real or virtual world systems. These are typically accessed via an application which may have been coded to only return specific columns or limits functionality requiring the user to either know names of desired fields or search the entire table. Such applications allow users who are not knowledgeable with Structured Query Language (SQL) for managing data held in a relational database management systems (RDBMSs) to access the database. However, the application may be coded to return only specific columns or limit accessible functionality. These issues are further exacerbated through user interfaces mobile/portable devices which typically present a smaller portion of the grid. Embodiments of the invention provide users with a means to perform a search for a specific column or columns without requiring the user be a programming language expert or exploit a database supporting SQL.