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Comment Would be nice to know which Patent (Score 2, Informative) 228

I found two between 1976 to present, neither of which seem on the face of it to be relevant. Anyone know the actual patent in question?
News reports should include such basic info so that
readers can do some of their own analysis if they so choose.

This is what I found at http://patft.uspto.gov/:

1. 5,701,400 Method and apparatus for applying if-then-else rules to data sets in a relational data base and generating from the results of application of said rules a database of diagnostics linked to said data sets to aid executive analysis of financial data
2. 5,537,590 Apparatus for applying analysis rules to data sets in a relational database to generate a database of diagnostic records linked to the data sets

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