(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2005/0289185 Al
Hadley et al. (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 29,2005
(75) Inventors: Brent L. Hadley, Kent, WA (US);
Patrick J. Eames, Newcastle, WA
(US); Susan C. Chew, Issaquah, WA
(US)
Correspondence Address:
BLACK LOWE & GRAHAM, PLLC
701 FIFTH AVENUE
SUITE 4800
SEATTLE, WA 98104 (US) (73) Assignee: The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL
(21) Appl. No.: 10/879,257
(22) Filed: Jun. 29, 2004
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 7 00
(52) U.S. CI 707 200
(57) ABSTRACT
Systems and methods for accessing information from database trees are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for acquiring a link includes a database having a plurality of links obtained from at least a first source document and a second source document and a processor in communication with the database to search the database for links according to predetermined criteria and to extract the links from the database. In another embodiment, a method of forming a link between a first portion of a document and a second portion of a document includes specifying a first descriptor and a second descriptor, accessing a database, identifying a link in the database that defines a path between the first portion and the second portion, extracting the link and using the path to provide a user-manipulable link to refer a user from the first portion to the second portion.
