Patent ID: 8583678

Claim:
A computer-implemented method performed with a computing system for graphically exploring an in-memory database, the method comprising: receiving a selection of a first data object by a user, the first data object including a plurality of data elements; identifying a particular data element for interaction by the user; determining that the particular data element is exclusive of the plurality of data elements of the first data object; in response to the determining, searching an in-memory database for the particular data element, the in-memory database storing the first data object and a second data object; determining that the particular data element is inclusive of the second data object; determining a first relationship between the first data object and the second data object, and a second relationship between the second data object and the data element; and generating a displayable graph of the first and the second relationships as a path between the particular data element and the first data object, the path comprising at least three nodes, where a first node represents the first data object, a second node represents the particular data element, and a third node represents the second data object.