Patent ID: 7721230
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a processor configured to receive selections of criteria to be applied to data as a multi-tiered query; a processor configured to receive a selection, for at least one criterion of the criteria, of a tier of the multi-tiered query to which the at least one criterion is to be applied; a processor configured to construct the multi-tiered query utilizing the criteria and the received selection of a tier; a processor configured to receive an indication of a tier level; a process or configured to construct a query using the indicated tier level and all prior tier levels; and a processor configured to move a criterion from a first tier in the multi-tiered query to a second tier in the multi-tiered query responsive to an action of a user with respect to a graphical representation of the multi-tiered query.