20090019022 | RULES-BASED DATA MINING - The present invention provides systems and methods for retrieving, modifying, and managing data in a database without knowing the underlying database schema. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a consistent Graphical User Interface (GUI) to allow an end user to interact with the underlying database without programming or writing Structured Query Language (SQL) or Hibernate Query Language (HQL) statements. The present invention improves upon existing database connectivity tools by adding a level of abstraction on top of the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) or Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and object/relational persistence and query service layers known in the art. In additional embodiments, the present invention provides an API to allow a computer program to interact with the underlying database, and allows the computer program to execute queries and integrate the results of these queries into the computer program's internal system. | 01-15-2009 |