Patent ID: 8452808

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an indication of a data entity, the indication referencing a set of multiple data tag elements including a first data tag element and a second data tag element, wherein the first data tag element includes a first data vector that identifies a location in a first database where data corresponding to the first data tag element is stored and the second data tag element includes a second data vector that identifies a location in a second database where data corresponding to the second data tag element is stored, wherein the data corresponding to the first and the second data tag elements are in different formats, the first data tag element including an indication of a virtual database schema identifying a unified entry that points to and unites the first data tag element and the second data tag element, and wherein the data corresponding to the first and the second data tag elements are presented as a single entry; utilizing a computer processor that is a component of a computing device to automatically refer to the indication of the data entity and generate a corresponding query statement that is indicative of the location in the first database and the location in the second database; and presenting the data entity in a format specified by the virtual database schema, wherein the data corresponding to the first and the second data tag elements in the different formats are joined together utilizing a join function.