US5230075A
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Database shadowing system with data tags that select an operation of the save command
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1990-06-04
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2010-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A database shadowing system for performing data checkout/checkin operations. The system includes performing the steps of 1) identifying a data item stored in a database for editing, 2) copying the data item from the database to an active memory file thereby creating an active memory copy of the data item, 3) associating a tag with the active memory copy of the data item, changing a state of the data item 4) tag depending upon the edit operation performed on the active memory copy of the data item, and 5) saving any change made to the active memory copy of the data item by making the change to the database data item upon issuance of a save command, so that the data item tag of the active memory copy of the data item controls the manner of changing the database data item.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Premerlani
- 👤 James E. Rumbaugh
- 👤 Michael R. Blaha
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:46
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/23; G06F16/2379; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus comprising: (a) means for identifying a data item stored in a database for editing; (b) means for copying the data item from the database to an active memory file thereby creating an active memory copy of the data item; (c) means for associating a tag with the active memory copy of the data item, said tag denoting a specific action to be taken with respect to said data item upon issuance of a save command; (d) means for changing a state of the data item tag in accordance with an edit operation performed on the active memory copy of the data item; and (e) means for saving any change made to the active memory copy of the data item by making the change to the database data item upon issuance of a save command, the state of the data item tag of the active memory copy of the data item selectively controlling the manner of changing the database data item.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus comprising: (a) means for identifying a data item stored in a database for editing; (b) means for copying the data item from the database to an active memory file thereby creating an active memory copy of the data item; (c) means for associating a tag with the active memory copy of the data item, said tag denoting a specific action to be taken with respect to said data item upon issuance of a save command; (d) means for changing a state of the data item tag in accordance with an edit operation performed on the active memory copy of the data item; and (e) means for saving any change made to the active memory copy of the data item by making the change to the database data item upon issuance of a save command, the state of the data item tag of the active memory copy of the data item selectively controlling the manner of changing the database data item.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein issuance of a save command originates from a system user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein issuance of a save command orginates from an application program.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 1 further comprising means for a human system user to identify the data item stored in the database for editing.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
156 words
An apparatus comprising: (a) means for identifying a data item stored in a database for editing; (b) means for copying the data item from the database to an active memory file thereby creating an active memory copy of the data item; (c) means for associating a tag with the active memory copy of the data item wherein tags which may be associated with data items include PERSISTENT, INSERT, and DELETE by tags; (d) means for changing a state of the data item tag depending upon the edit operation performed on the active memory copy of the data item; and (e) means for saving any change made to the active memory copy of the data item by making the change to the database data item upon issuance of a save command, the state of the data item tag of the active memory copy of the data item selectively controlling the manner of changing the database data item.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
156 words
An apparatus comprising: (a) means for identifying a data item stored in a database for editing; (b) means for copying the data item from the database to an active memory file thereby creating an active memory copy of the data item; (c) means for associating a tag with the active memory copy of the data item wherein tags which may be associated with data items include PERSISTENT, INSERT, and DELETE by tags; (d) means for changing a state of the data item tag depending upon the edit operation performed on the active memory copy of the data item; and (e) means for saving any change made to the active memory copy of the data item by making the change to the database data item upon issuance of a save command, the state of the data item tag of the active memory copy of the data item selectively controlling the manner of changing the database data item.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 5 further comprising means for automatically issuing the save command once a predetermined number of changes have been made.
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