Patent ID: 7158989

Claim:
A database management system for use with a searchable computerized database, comprising: a database containing data items; a user input interface for receiving database queries for specific data from users of said database; a limit engine module, interfacing with said database for revising a database user's query for specific data to include data within a programmable range of deviation from said database user query, said revision being accomplished via a pre-selected algorithm without further user-supplied parameters being required; a query builder module responsive to said limit engine module for formulating a database search query for database data within said range of deviation supplied by said limit engine module; a query processor module responsive to said query builder module for processing said database search query formulated by said search query builder module; a ranking module responsive to said query processor module for ranking database data within said range of deviation according to how closely said data matches the database user's query for specific data; a sort module responsive to said ranking module for sorting said ranked database data into descending order based on the rank assigned to each item within said range of deviation data by said ranking module; and a user display interface for displaying the results of said database search query processed by said query processor module to the database user.