Multimedia database management system and its data manipulation method

Claim 2

A multimedia database management system including a database client machine and a database server machine, said database client machine accepting a database query requirement from a user, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement and identification information functioning as data for referring to said data in a database as an object, said database server machine functioning to return identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine in response to processing of a database query requirement set out by the database client machine, said database client machine being connected to said database server machine via a communication network, wherein said database server machine comprises means for generating an object containing contents of a database query requirement and a query result at time of processing a database query requirement and for registering the object in said database; and wherein said database client machine comprises means responsive to information of a new query requirement to require said database server machine to retrieve an object containing contents of a database query requirement already conducted and its query result and receive a query result for a database query requirement already conducted squaring with the information of said new query requirement as a query result.

Claim 3

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network, a database query requirement from a user being inputted to said database client machine; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement received from said database client machine; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network to receive data obtained as a result of the processing of said database query requirement from said database server machine and convert the data to a played signal to be outputted to an output equipment.

Claim 4

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network, a database query requirement from a user being inputted to said database client machine; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement received from said database client machine; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network to receive data obtained as a result of the processing of said database query requirement from said database server machine and convert the data to a played signal to be outputted to an output equipment.

Claim 5

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network to accept a database query requirement from a user; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network, said contents input/output client machine converting an input signal inputted from an input equipment so as to be stored in said database server machine to data of such a form as to be stored in said database server machine and transmitting resultant data to said database server machine.

Claim 6

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network to accept a database query requirement from a user; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network, said contents input/output client machine converting an input signal inputted from an input equipment so as to be stored in said database server machine to data of such a form as to be stored in said database server machine and transmitting resultant data to said database server machine.

Claim 7

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network to accept a database query requirement from a user; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network to receive data obtained as a result of the processing of said database query requirement from said database server machine and convert the data to a played signal to be outputted to an output equipment, said contents input/output client machine converting an input signal inputted from an input equipment so as to be stored in said database server machine to data of such a form as to be stored in said database server machine and transmitting resultant data to said database server machine.

Claim 8

A multimedia database management system comprising: a communication network; a database client machine connected to said communication network to accept a database query requirement from a user; a database server machine connected to said communication network, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement; and contents input/output client machine connected to said communication network to receive data obtained as a result of the processing of said database query requirement from said database server machine and convert the data to a played signal to be outputted to an output equipment, said contents input/output client machine converting an input signal inputted from an input equipment so as to be stored in said database server machine to data of such a form as to be stored in said database server machine and transmitting resultant data to said database server machine.

Claim 9

A multimedia database management system including a database client machine and a database server machine, said database client machine accepting a database query requirement from a user, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of the database query requirement and data for referring to said data in a database as an object, said database server machine functioning to return identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine, said database client machine being connected to said database server machine via a communication network, said multimedia database management system comprising: a contents input/output client machine connected to said database server machine via the communication network; an input/output equipment connected to said contents input/output client machine; means responsive to reception, from the database server machine, of a transmission requirement of data contained in an object of a retrieval result or data contained in an object to be registered, to send and receive said data from said database server machine to said input/output equipment or from said input/output equipment to said database server machine; means provided in said database client machine so as to function to send a machine address of said contents input/output client machine whereto data of a retrieval result should be transmitted or a machine address of said contents input/output client machine which should transmit data to be registered to said database server machine, to said database server machine together with a database query or a registration requirement; and means provided in said database server machine so as to function to send said transmission requirement of a result of processing of a database query requirement or data to be registered into the database to said contents input/output client machine indicated by said machine address sent from said database client machine, and send/recieve receive said data to/from said contents input/output client machine.

Claim 10

A multimedia database management system including a database client machine and a database server machine, said database client machine accepting a database query requirement from a user, said database server machine storing and managing a collection of data to be subjected to processing of the database query requirement and data for referring to said data in a database as an object, said database server machine functioning to return identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine, said database client machine being connected to said database server machine via a communication network, said multimedia database management system comprising: a contents input/output client machine connected to said database server machine via the communication network; an input/output equipment connected to said contents input/output client machine; means responsive to reception, from the database server machine, of a transmission requirement of data contained in an object of a retrieval result or data contained in an object to be registered, to send and receive said data from said database server machine to said input/output equipment or from said input/output equipment to said database server machine; means provided in said database client machine so as to function to send a machine address of said contents input/output client machine whereto data of a retrieval result should be transmitted or a machine address of said contents input/output client machine which should transmit data to be registered to said database server machine, to said database server machine together with a database query or a registration requirement; and means provided in said database server machine so as to function to send said transmission requirement of a result of processing of a database query requirement or data to be registered into the database to said contents input/output client machine indicated by said machine address sent from said database client machine, and send/recieve receive said data to/from said contents input/output client machine.

Claim 11

A database server machine for storing and managing data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement and a collection of identification information data for referring to said data in a database as an object, wherein in processing of a database query requirement from a connected database client machine, said database server machine sends identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine; wherein said database server machine comprises means for generating an object containing contents of a database query requirement and a query result at time of processing a database query requirement and for registering the object in said database; and wherein said database server machine comprises means responsive to information of a new query requirement to accept a retrieval request of an object containing contents of a database query requirement already conducted and its query result and send out a query result for a database query requirement already conducted squaring with the information of said new query requirement as a query result.

Claim 12

A database server machine for storing and managing data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement and a collection of identification information data for referring to said data in a database as an object, wherein in processing of a database query requirement from a connected database client machine, said database server machine sends identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine; wherein said database server machine comprises means for generating an object containing contents of a database query requirement and a query result at time of processing a database query requirement and for registering the object in said database; and wherein said database server machine comprises means responsive to information of a new query requirement to accept a retrieval request of an object containing contents of a database query requirement already conducted and its query result and send out a query result for a database query requirement already conducted squaring with the information of said new query requirement as a query result.

Claim 13

A data manipulation method comprising the steps of: storing and managing data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement and a collection of identification information data for referring to said data in a database as an object; in processing of a database query requirement from a connected database client machine, sending identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine; generating an object containing contents of a database query requirement and a query result at time of processing a database query requirement and for registering the object in said database; and in response to information of a new query requirement, accepting a retrieval request of an object containing contents of a database query requirement already conducted and its query result and sending out a query result for a database query requirement already conducted squaring with the information of said new query requirement as a query result.

Claim 14

A data manipulation method comprising the steps of: storing and managing data to be subjected to processing of a database query requirement and a collection of identification information data for referring to said data in a database as an object; in processing of a database query requirement from a connected database client machine, sending identification information of an object containing data satisfying a query condition to said database client machine; generating an object containing contents of a database query requirement and a query result at time of processing a database query requirement and for registering the object in said database; and in response to information of a new query requirement, accepting a retrieval request of an object containing contents of a database query requirement already conducted and its query result and sending out a query result for a database query requirement already conducted squaring with the information of said new query requirement as a query result.