Patent attributes
Presented are concepts for generating a database query for analyzing data in a database, wherein the data comprises a plurality of features, and wherein at least one of the plurality of features comprises a value which varies as a function of a parameter. One such concept provides a graphical user interface for enabling a user to arrange a plurality of graphical elements in a user-defined sequence as a function of the parameter, wherein each graphical element being associated with a respective one or more of the plurality of features. Based on the user-defined sequence of the graphical elements, one or more rules relating to at least one of the plurality of features may be determined. A database query may then be generated based on the one or more rules.