Patent ID: 6832226
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A network-based database system comprising:a network interface adapted to receive application data, wherein said application data contains both data items and information regarding the structure and/or organization of said data items; an engine for building and/or updating a data dictionary based, at least, on the data items of said application data received via said network interface; an engine for building and/or updating and/or running an application, said application comprising at least one non-static application page; and storage for said received application data, said data dictionary, and said at least one non-static application page; wherein said engine for building and/or updating and/or running said application employs information in said data dictionary and at least a portion of the data items of said application data to build and/or update and/or run said at least one non-static application page; wherein said data dictionary contains at least information regarding the presentation of said data items on said non-static application page; and wherein said database system is adapted to permit a user to provide said application data by at least one method selected from the group consisting of: uploading a file, creating an application from a template, entering the structure and/or organization information of said data items on a form in a network-based computer application, and entering the structure and/or organization information of said data items on a form in a web browser or a network-based computer application.