BE1026512B1 - Method for storing data in an electronic memory - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for storing questions and answers in a memory which is structured according to a first, respectively a second, field arranged to store the questions respectively the answers, the first and the second field are structured according to a set of sequences, each sequence of the first , respectively of the second, field comprising a first, respectively a second, vector section and at least a first, respectively a second, content section, to one or more questions relating to the same subject, respectively answer (s) to this question, storing a sequence of the first, respectively at least one sequence of the second field of said set is assigned, a unique key and an identifier identifying said subject are assigned to said subject and stored in the sequence assigned to said subject, each question is stored in one of the first sections of content of the sequence attributed to u subject, each answer is stored in one of the second content sections of the flow.

Description

Method for storing data in an electronic memory

The present invention relates to a method of storing data in an electronic memory, which data being stored as questions and answers, which memory is structured according to a first field arranged to store the questions and a second field arranged to store the answers to the questions .

Several methods of storing data in an electronic memory are known. So we can make use of an Excel table, or commercial relational databases. In these relational databases a table is provided in which a set of data is organized in the form of a table where the columns correspond to categories of information and the rows to records of this data.

A disadvantage of the known methods is that the user is linked to the structure imposed by the database, which structure often imposes constraints thus limiting the flexibility of use of the storage method. The user who wants to store data concerning a multitude of diverse subjects is thus often limited in these storage possibilities by the constraints imposed.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a method of storing data in an electronic memory which gives the user greater flexibility in storage, in particular being able to store different types of data in the same memory.

To this end, a method of storing data in an electronic memory according to the invention is characterized in that the first and second fields are structured according to a set of sequences, each sequence of the first field comprising a first vector section and at at least a first content section, each sequence of the second field comprising a second vector section and at least a second content section, to one or more questions which relate to the same subject,

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-2 respectively answer (s) to this or these question (s), to store a sequence of the first, respectively at least one sequence of the second field of said set is assigned, for each of the subjects of the questions, respectively of the responses, to store a key unique and an identifier identifying said subject are assigned to said subject and stored in the first, respectively second, vector section of the sequence assigned to said subject, said key makes it possible to link and structure the content or contents to be stored in the or the first, respectively second, content sections, each question to be stored being stored by storing this question in one of the first content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question concerned relates, each response to be stored being stored by storing this answer and question in one of the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject and to which the question and answer concerned relate. The structure according to a set of sequences and the use of vector sections and content sections in combination with the allocation of a sequence for the questions and answers which relate to the same subject, makes it possible to group in a same sequence the questions and answers that deal with the same subject. The use of the unique key assigned to the subject makes it possible to link and structure between them the content (s) to be stored in the first (s), respectively second, content sections. Since the unique key is stored in both the vector section of the first and second fields, it becomes possible to link and structure the content (s) to be stored in the first content section (s) as well as in the second section (s). of content. Thus the user establishes the link between the question and its answer without being limited to pre-imposed constraints. The method according to the invention thus makes it possible to store different types of data in the same memory.

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A first preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention is characterized in that each stored question is assigned a format according to which the answer is to be formulated, said format being stored with the question to which it is assigned in the first content section where the question to which it is assigned is stored, said format also being stored in the second content section where the question to which it is assigned is stored. The use of a format makes it possible to impose it on the user when he has to store data relating to the question. As the format is stored in both the first and the second content section, its presence in the second content section improves the consistency between the question and its answer.

A second preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention is characterized in that each sequence of the first, respectively of the second field, comprises a plurality of first content sections, respectively of second content sections, the questions, respectively the responses, linked to the same of said subjects being stored successively in the first, respectively the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question and the answer concerned relate. This makes it easy to store questions and answers that relate to the same subject.

A third preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention is characterized in that the key is stored in a first subsection of the first and of the second vector section, the identifier being stored in a second subsection. section of the first and second vector sections. This makes it easy to distinguish where the key and the identifier are stored.

A fourth preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention is characterized in that the question is stored in a first subsection of the first and of the second section of

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-4content, the answer being stored in a third subsection of the second content section. This makes it easy to distinguish where the question and the answer are stored.

The invention will now be described in more detail with the aid of the figures which illustrate examples of the storage method according to the invention. In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the structure applied to memory;

Figure 2 illustrates the assignment of vector and content sections; ’

Figure 3 illustrates the storage of the key, identifier, question and answer with their format; and

Figure 4 illustrates the storage of questions for three different topics and the storage of five sample responses for these topics.

In the drawings, the same reference has been assigned to the same element or to an analogous element.

The invention can be applied to any type of laptop or not, such as notebooks, tablets or smartphones. Depending on the amount of data to be stored, the memory can be that of the computer itself, or an auxiliary memory connected to the computer such as a hard disk or a USB key. If necessary, the memory can even be that linked to an external server, also called “cloud”.

Figure 1 illustrates the structure applied to memory. By structure applied to memory is meant the way in which data storage is organized and not a hardware structure of memory. The memory is structured according to a first field A arranged to store the questions and a second field B arranged to store the answers to the questions. These fields each represent a fraction of the space available in memory and can be the same size or a different size.

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-5The first A field is structured according to each time a set of Μ sequences of sections and the second B field is structured according to each time a set of Μ 'sequences of sections. Preferably Μ 'will be greater than Μ thus allowing to store several answers related to the same kind of questions, as will be described in more detail below. Thus, for example, the first sequence of fields A, respectively B, includes sections A11 to A1N, respectively sections B11 to B1N '. Each rn ^th ;

1 <m ’£ M’) sequence of fields A, respectively of field B, includes sections Am1 to AmN, respectively sections Bm’1 to Bm’N ’. Preferably N ’will be equal to N.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, each sequence of the first field comprises a first vector section <1v> and at least a first content section <1c>. Each sequence of the second field comprising a second vector section <2v> and at least a second content section <2c>. Preferably the first, respectively the second, vector section is located in section Am1, respectively Bm’1. Preferably the first (s), respectively the second (s), content sections are located in the sections from Am2, respectively Bm’2. The number N and N ’and the size of the sections by sequence are only limited by the available physical size of the memory used. Preferably each sequence of the first, respectively of the second field, comprises a plurality of first content sections, respectively of second content sections.

In the process according to the invention, the data to be stored is stored using questions to which an answer is given. These questions and their answers will be grouped by the subject to which they relate. So for example if the data (s) to be stored concerns (s) water consumption, the subject of these questions and their answers will be water consumption. To one or more questions that concern (s)

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-6 the same subject, respectively answer (s) to this or these question (s), to be stored, a sequence of the first, respectively of the second field of said set will be assigned. So for example for the subject "water consumption" the first (m = 1) sequence of field A can be assigned.

Suppose the user wants to store data about their water consumption. He will thus start the process according to the invention and communicate to him that he wants to introduce a new subject concerning water consumption. The process will then look for a sequence which is available and let us suppose that it is the first (m = 1) sequence of the field A which is available. The first (m = 1) sequence of field A being available, it will be assigned to the subject "water consumption".

For each of the subjects of the questions, respectively of the answers, to store a unique key CLFm and an identifier Idm is assigned to the subject. This key and this identifier are stored in the first Am1, respectively second Bm'1, vector section of the sequence attributed to said subject, as illustrated in FIG. 3. The key makes it possible to link and structure the content or the contents to store in the first and second or second, content sections. As illustrated in FIG. 3, each question Qmn (1 <n <N-1) to be stored is stored by storing this question in one of the first content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question concerned relates. So for example if the subject concerns water consumption, the question could for example be Q = Meter number. Still in the example of water consumption, the key CLF = A012 and the identifier ld = Water consumption, will for example be stored in A11 and the question Qn = Meter number in A12, as illustrated in the figure 4.

Preferably, each stored question is assigned a format in which the answer is to be formulated. The Fmn format is stored, with

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-7the question to which it is assigned, in the first content section where the question to which it is assigned is stored. In the example of water consumption the format will then be Fmn = numeric. The format allows to impose it on the user and to identify the imposed format of the response. The use of the format will facilitate consistency between the question and its answer and will therefore be a control tool to make the stored answer more reliable.

Each Rm'n 'response (1 <n' £ N'-1) to be stored is stored by storing this Rm'n 'response and its question Qmn, and where appropriate its format Fmn, in one of the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question and the answer concerned relate. The use of a text format offers the advantage of being able to store different types of characters in the same memory, such as numeric and alphanumeric characters, dates, mathematical symbols and chemical formulas. As, during storage, the format is stored both in the first and in the second content section, its presence in the second content section makes it possible to check whether the stored response has a format which corresponds to that assigned to the question to to which this answer relates.

In the example of water consumption, as illustrated in Figure 4, the key CLF = A012 and the identifier ld = water consumption will for example be stored in B21 and the question Qn = Meter number, if applicable appropriate its Fn-numeric format and its response R = 54819522549 in B22. The questions, respectively the answers, linked to the same of said subjects are preferably stored successively in the first, respectively the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question and the answer concerned relate. Still in the example of water consumption, all the questions, respectively the answers relating to this subject will be for example

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-8 stored in the sequence A1n, respectively B2n ’. Successive storage facilitates the procedure for storing and reading questions and answers relating to the same subject. Note, however, that it is not because the first sequence (m = 1) of field A has been assigned to the subject water consumption, that it is the first sequence (m '= 1) of second field B attributed to this subject. The process leaves flexibility here because the link between the assigned sequences will be made by the key and the identifier which are the same when it comes to the same subject.

The key will preferably be stored in a first subsection Sv of the first Am1 and of the second Bm'1 vector section, as illustrated in FIG. 2. The identifier will preferably be stored in a second subsection sid of the first and the second vector section. The question is stored in a first subsection sq of the first and second content sections, if any, the format being stored in a second subsection sf of the first and second content sections, the answer being stored in a third subsection sr of the second content section. This also makes it easier to store and read the questions and answers.

Figure 4 shows an example where multiple sequences are filled with questions and answers. Thus we see that the first sequence A1n has been attributed to water consumption, the second sequence A2n to the contents of the medicine box and the third sequence A3n to car insurance. In sections A11, A12 and A13 of the first sequence of the first field A, the questions concerning water consumption will be stored and their answers will be stored in sections B22, B23 and B24 of the second sequence of the second field B. In sections A21 , A22 and A23 of the second sequence of the first field A questions concerning the content of the medicine box will be stored and their

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-9 answers will be stored in sections B32, B33, B34, B35 and B36 of the third sequence of second field B. In sections A32, A33 and A34 of the third sequence of first field A questions concerning car insurance will be stored and their answers will be stored in sections B12, B13 and B14 of the first sequence of the second field B and B42, B43 and B44 of the fourth sequence of the second field B and B52, B53 and B54 of the fifth sequence of the second field B. We will thus see the flexibility that allows the process according to the invention. It may indeed be that in the same household there are three cars to be insured. In this case the questions concerning the subject "car insurance" will be the same for the three cars, but of course the answers will be different for each car considered. The method according to the invention therefore makes it possible to use the same questions stored in the third sequence of the first field for each of the cars and to assign per car each time a particular sequence in the second field.

In section A11 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A012 assigned to water consumption, and in the second subsection ld = water consumption. In section A12 we will then store the first subsection of A12, Q11 = Num. counter and if necessary in the second subsection F11 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A13 we will then store the first subsection of A13, Q12 = Date of the statement and if necessary in the second subsection F12 = Date, which is the imposed format of the data that will be stored. In section A14 we will then store the first subsection of A14, Q13 = Counter index and if necessary in the second subsection F13 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored.

In section B21 of the second field, the content of section A11 will be stored, i.e. in the first subsection sv CLF = A012 allocated to water consumption, and in the second subBE2018 / 0086

-10 section sid ld = water consumption. In section B22 we will then store in the first sub-section of B22, Q11 = "Counter number" and in the second sub-section F11 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B23 we will then store the first subsection of B23, Q12 = "Date of the statement" and in the second subsection F12 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B24 we will then store the first subsection of B24, Q13 = "Counter index" and in the second subsection F13 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the third subsection of B22, respectively of B23 respectively of B24 we will store the answer R21 = 54819522549, the number of the counter, respectively R22 = 23/05/2018, the date of the reading, respectively R23 = 44535, the index indicated as of 23/05/2018.

In section A21 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A015 assigned to the contents of the medicine box, and in the second subsection sid ld = medicine box, which is the identifier assigned to the contents of the pharmacy box. In section A22 we will then store the first subsection of A22, Q21 = "care for" and in the second subsection F21 = Alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A23 we will then store the first subsection of A23, Q22 = "Dosage", and in the second subsection F22 = Alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the section A24 we will then store the first subsection of A24, Q23 = "Prescribed by", and in the second subsection F23 = Alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A25 we will then store the first subsection of A25, Q24 = "Prescription date" and in the second subsection F24 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A26 we will then store the first subsection of A26, Q25 = "Expiration date" and in the second

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-11 subsection F25 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored.

In section B31 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A015 assigned to the contents of the medicine box and in the second subsection sid ld = medicine box. In section B32 we will then store the first subsection of B32, Q21 = "care for" and in the second subsection F21 = alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B33 we will then store the first subsection of B33, Q22 = "Dosage" and in the second subsection F22 = alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B34 we will then store the first subsection of B34, Q23 = "Prescribed by" and in the second subsection F23 = alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B35 we will then store the first subsection of B35, Q24 = "Prescription date" and in the second subsection F24 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B36 we will then store the first subsection of B36, Q25 = "Expiration date" and in the second subsection F25 = Date which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the third subsection of B32, respectively of B33 respectively B34, respectively B35, respectively B36 we will store the answer R31 = Vincent, the name of the person to whom the treatment applies, respectively R32 = 3 times a day for the dosage, respectively R33 = Dr. Lagache, the name of the doctor who prescribed it, respectively R34 = 15/05/2018, the prescription date, respectively R35 = 23/09/2019, the expiry date.

In section A31 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A050 allocated to vehicle insurance, and in the second subsection sid ld = vehicle insurance. In section A32 we will then store the first subsection of A32, Q31 = "Num. plaque ”and in the second subsection F31 = alphanumeric, which is the

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- 12 format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A33 we will then store the first subsection of A33, Q32 = "Premium amount" and in the second subsection F32 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section A34 we will then store the first subsection of A34, Q33 = "Due date" and in the second subsection F33 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored.

In section B11 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A050 allocated to car insurance, and in the second subsection sid ld = car insurance. In section B12 we will then store the first subsection of B12, Q31 = "Plate number", and in the second subsection F31 = Alphanumeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B13 we will then store the first subsection of B13, Q32 = "premium amount", and in the second subsection F32 = Numeric, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B14 we will then store the first subsection of B14, Q33 = "Due date", and in the second subsection F33 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the third subsection of B12, respectively of B13, respectively B14 we will store the answer R11 = 1-BAN-855 for the plate belonging to the first vehicle, respectively R12 = 750 for the amount to be paid, respectively R13 = 15/02 / 2019 for the due date.

In section B41 it will be stored in the first spus-section sv the CLF = A050 allocated to car insurance and in the second subsection sid ld = car insurance. In section B42 we will then store the first subsection of B42, Q31- “Plate number” and in the second subsection F31 = alphanumeric which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B43 we will then store the first subsection of B43, Q32 = "Premium amount" and in the second subsection F32 = numeric which is the format imposed on the

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-13data which will be stored. In section B44 we will then store the first subsection of B44, Q33 = "Due date" and in the second subsection F33 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the third subsection of B42, respectively of B43 respectively B44 we will store the answer R41 = 1-QSE-111, respectively R42 = 1500 respectively R43 = 31/01/2019 belonging to the second vehicle.

In section B51 it will be stored in the first subsection sv CLF = A050 allocated to car insurance and in the second subsection sid ld = car insurance. In section B52 we will then store the first subsection of B52, Q31 = "Plate number" and in the second subsection F31 = alphanumeric which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B53 we will then store the first subsection of B53, Q32 = "Premium amount" and in the second subsection F32 = numeric which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In section B54 we will then store the first subsection of B54, Q33 = "Due date" and in the second subsection F33 = Date, which is the format imposed on the data that will be stored. In the third subsection of B52, respectively of B53 respectively B54 we will store the response R51 = 1-RRR-666, respectively R52 = 2300 respectively R53 = 10/06/2019 belonging to the third vehicle.

It will therefore be seen that by using the method according to the invention the user can store different subjects in the memory and that he or they have the freedom to choose the data relating to the subjects they want to memorize. The fact of making use of a part of questions which are stored in the first field and of questions and answers stored in the second field allows the user to freely choose the subjects to which the questions and their answer relate and therefore to store data from various subjects in the same column of a table. By repeating in the second field each time the question and

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-14the format assigned to it, it becomes possible to directly exploit the response and give the user greater flexibility of storage.

To read information stored according to the method according to the invention, the user will introduce the subject, for example using the identifier Id assigned to the subject or using the subject itself. The device implementing the method will then send the sequence (s) assigned to the subject introduced using the key assigned to the subject. This will make it possible to remove the data stored in the or 10 the sequences thus addressed and to present them to the user.

Claims (8)

Claims 1. Method for storing data in an electronic memory, which data being stored as questions and answers, which memory is structured according to a first field (A) arranged to store the questions and a second field (B) arranged to store the answers to questions, characterized in that the first and second fields are structured according to a set of sequences, each sequence of the first field comprising a first vector section (1 vi) and at least a first content section (1cij), each sequence of the second field comprising a second vector section (2vi) and at least a second content section (2cij), to one or more questions which relate to the same subject, respectively answer (s) to this or these question (s) (s), to store a sequence of the first, respectively at least one sequence of the second field of said set is assigned, for each of the subjects of the questions , respectively responses, to store a unique key and an identifier identifying said subject are assigned to said subject and stored in the first, respectively second, vector section of the sequence assigned to said subject, said key makes it possible to link and structure them the content or contents to be stored in the first or second, respectively second, content sections, each question to be stored being stored by storing this question in one of the first content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question concerned relates, each response to be stored being stored by storing this response and its question in one of the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question and the answer concerned relate. 2. Data storage method according to claim 1, characterized in that each stored question is assigned a format in which the answer is to be formulated, said format BE2018 / 0086 Being stored with the question to which it is assigned in the first content section where the question to which it is assigned is stored, said format also being stored in the second content section where the question to which it is assigned is stored. 3. A method of storing data according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each sequence of the first, respectively of the second field, comprises a plurality of first content sections, respectively of second content sections, the questions, respectively the answers , linked to the same of the said subjects being stored successively in the first, respectively the second content sections of the sequence attributed to the subject to which the question and the answer concerned relate. 4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the key is stored in a first subsection (sv) of the first and second vector sections, the identifier being stored in a second subsection section (sid) of the first and second vector sections. 5. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the question is stored in a first sub-section (sq) of the first and of the second content section, the answer being stored in a third sub-section ( sr) of the second content section. 6. Method according to claim 2 and 5, characterized in that the format is stored in a second subsection (sf) of the first and of the second content section. 7. Method according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a sequence number is assigned to each sequence of said set. BE2018 / 0086 -17- 8. Method according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that for each key assigned a unique code word is produced and stored in the memory, which coded mode allows direct addressing of the sequence where the unique key is stored sure 5 which it was produced.