Standard database queries within standard request-response protocols

Claim 2

In a network system that includes a querying computer system and a query processing computer system that are configured to communicate via a transport protocol, and that are both configured to process a markup language, a method for the querying computer system to submit a database query in a format that may be processed by the query processing computer system, the method comprising: an act of accessing a database query that is structured according to a query language; an act of wrapping the database query according to a markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database query, and to identify the database query as being a database query; an act of further wrapping the wrapped database query according to the transport protocol; and an act of outputting the further wrapped database query.

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 , wherein the markup language comprises eXtensible Markup Language CXML), and the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 , wherein the query language includes a “>” operator, and further comprising an act of translating the “>” operator to “&gt”.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 , wherein the query language includes a “<” operator, and further comprising an act of translating the “<” operator to “&lt”.

Claim 6

The method of claim 1 , wherein the query language includes a “&” operator, and further comprising an act of translating the “&” operator to “&amp”.

Claim 7

The method of claim 1 , wherein the markup language comprises eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

Claim 8

The method of claim 1 , wherein the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 9

The method of claim 7 , wherein the act of further wrapping the wrapped database query comprises generating one of a SEARCH request, a GET request, and a PROPFIND request.

Claim 10

The method of claim 1 , wherein the database query is directed to a query of a database.

Claim 11

The method of claim 1 , wherein the database query is directed to a query of one of resource and a hierarchy of resources.

Claim 12

The method of claim 10 , wherein the database query specifies at least one property of the resource.

Claim 13

The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one property defaults to a string data type.

Claim 14

The method of claim 11 , wherein the database query casts the at least one property as a particular data type.

Claim 15

The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of accessing a database query comprises an act of generating the database query.

Claim 16

The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of outputting the further wrapped database query comprises an act of submitting the further wrapped database query from the querying computer system to the query processing computer system over a network.

Claim 17

The method of claim 15 , further comprising an act of submitting a database response to the database query from the query processing computer system to the querying computer system over the network.

Claim 18

A computer program product for use in a network system that includes a querying computer system and a query processing computer system that are configured to communicate via a transport protocol, and that are both configured to process a markup language, the computer program product for implementing a method for the querying computer system to submit a database query in a format that may be processed by the query processing computer system, the computer program product comprising one or more machine-readable media having machine-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the following acts: causing a database query to be accessed, the database query being structured according to a query language; wrapping the database query according to a markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database query, and to identify the database query as being a database query; further wrapping the wrapped database query according to the transport protocol; and causing the database query to be submitted from the querying computer system to the query processing computer system over a network.

Claim 19

A computer program product for use in a network system that includes a querying computer system and a query processing computer system that are configured to communicate via a transport protocol, and that are both configured to process a markup language, the computer program product for implementing a method for the querying computer system to submit a database query in a format that may be processed by the query processing computer system, the computer program product comprising one or more machine-readable media having machine-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the following acts: causing a database query to be accessed, the database query being structured according to a query language; wrapping the database query according to a markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database query, and to identify the database query as being a database query; further wrapping the wrapped database query according to the transport protocol; and causing the database query to be submitted from the querying computer system to the query processing computer system over a network.

Claim 20

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the network comprises one of: the Internet, an intranet, and an extranet.

Claim 21

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the markup language comprises extensible Markup Language (XML), and the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 22

A computer program product for use in a network system that includes a querying computer system and a query processing computer system that are configured to communicate via a transport protocol, and that are both configured to process a markup language, the computer program product for implementing a method for the query processing computer system to respond to a database query in a format that may be processed by the querying computer system, the computer program product comprising one or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the following acts: generating a database response to a database query that is structured according to a query language; wrapping the database response according to the markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database response, and to identify the database response as being a database response; further wrapping the wrapped database response according to the transport protocol; and causing the database response to be submitted from the query processing computer system to the querying computer system over the network.

Claim 23

A computer program product for use in a network system that includes a querying computer system and a query processing computer system that are configured to communicate via a transport protocol, and that are both configured to process a markup language, the computer program product for implementing a method for the query processing computer system to respond to a database query in a format that may be processed by the querying computer system, the computer program product comprising one or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the following acts: generating a database response to a database query that is structured according to a query language; wrapping the database response according to the markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database response, and to identify the database response as being a database response; further wrapping the wrapped database response according to the transport protocol; and causing the database response to be submitted from the query processing computer system to the querying computer system over the network.

Claim 24

The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the network comprises one of: the Internet, an intranet, and an extranet.

Claim 25

The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the markup language comprises eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 26

A computerized system comprising: a querying computer system configured to send a database query that is structured according to a query language, and that is wrapped according to a markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database query and to identify the database query as being a database query, and that is wrapped according to a transport protocol; and a query processing computer system configured to receive the database query and generate and send a database response thereto according to the query language, the database response being wrapped according to the markup language and according to the transport protocol.

Claim 27

A computerized system comprising: a querying computer system configured to send a database query that is structured according to a query language, and that is wrapped according to a markup language to indicate the start and stop of the database query and to identify the database query as being a database query, and that is wrapped according to a transport protocol; and a query processing computer system configured to receive the database query and generate and send a database response thereto according to the query language, the database response being wrapped according to the markup language and according to the transport protocol.

Claim 28

The system of claim 23 , wherein at least one of the query processing computer system and the querying computer system comprise a computer-readable medium and a processor coupled thereto.

Claim 29

The system of claim 23 , wherein the query processing computer system is communicatively coupled to the querying computer system over a network.

Claim 30

The system of claim 23 , wherein the markup language comprises eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 31

The method of claim 1 , wherein the query language comprises SQL (Structured Query Language).

Claim 32

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the query language comprises SQL (Structured Query Language).

Claim 33

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the markup language comprises eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

Claim 34

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the transport protocol comprises HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).

Claim 35

The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the machine-executable instructions for further wrapping the wrapped database query comprises machine-executable instructions for generating one of a SEARCH request, a GET request, and a PROPFIND request.