A database query language for visual interfaces

Describes a database query language needed to produce a visual database interface, an important element in improving current database interfaces. The interface is based on a term input technique, which is sequence independent, i.e. in which a user can input any predefined terms in any order to specify a query. The more he uses this interface, the better the results he may be expected to obtain. The author presents an interpretation technique, based on a conceptual graph, which is used to interpret a database query represented in this database query language. The language can be applied to the production of a visually-oriented interface, one in which terms are visualized