METHODS OF ORGANIZING DATA AND PROCESSING QUERIES IN A DATABASE SYSTEM, AND DATABASE SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHODS - Patent 1423799

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EP 1 423 799 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.04.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23

(21)	Application number: 01991894.5

(22)	Date of filing: 29.11.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2001/002792

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/044943 (06.06.2002 Gazette 2002/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

29.11.2000 EP 00403329
29.11.2000 EP 00403330
29.11.2000 EP 00403331
29.11.2000 EP 00403332

(71)	Applicant: Lafayette Software Inc.
	Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	KOSKAS, Elie, Ouzi F-95350 Saint Brice Sous Foret (FR)

(74)	Representative: Loisel, Bertrand
	Cabinet Plasseraud65/67 rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

(54)	METHODS OF ORGANIZING DATA AND PROCESSING QUERIES IN A DATABASE SYSTEM, AND DATABASE SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHODS