US Patent 7774295 Database track history

A computer-implemented method of providing a track history of information previously requested from a database. The method includes: providing a track history of user-selectable records that have corresponding metadata items applicable to identify a data set from a data superset stored in the database; providing a bank of transformers with different user-selectable transformers; wherein a selected transformer takes a selected record and transforms the metadata items of the record to application specific metadata according to a syntax determined by the transformer; and activating an application, which accepts the determined syntax, comprising posting the application specific metadata.