US 11,861,294 B2
Syndication of associations relating data and metadata
James B. Pitts, Aptos, CA (US); and Michael L. Swindell, Aptos, CA (US)
Assigned to Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/193,938.
Application 17/193,938 is a continuation of application No. 15/885,603, filed on Jan. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,943,057.
Application 15/885,603 is a continuation of application No. 14/023,080, filed on Sep. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,916,289, issued on Mar. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0192123 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06F 40/134 (2020.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 40/134 (2020.01) [G06F 40/169 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for passively relating data to metadata, said method comprising:
creating associations, at a first computer system, that relate data in a first database to metadata in a second database, wherein an association links said data to said metadata, wherein said data is managed by a software application at a second computer system, wherein said creating said associations occurs automatically without user interaction;
syndicating said associations at said first computer system to said software application at said second computer system associated with said data;
displaying a visual clue in a graphical interface of said software application at said second computer system, wherein said visual clue corresponds to a visual representation of said data, and wherein said visual clue is created based on said metadata and said associations; and
upon detecting a user interaction with said visual clue:
searching for said metadata corresponding to said visual clue based on said associations of said visual clue;
displaying at least a first portion of said metadata in said graphical interface; and
displaying a selectable link in said first portion of said metadata.