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Database communication system and method for communicating with a database
Assignee: RPX Corp
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Filing: 2000-11-29
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Granted: 2004-05-18
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Expires: 2020-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A computer system includes one or more local users and one or more remote users. Each of the local users and remote users communicate with a database via respective telecommunications lines and/or an intermediate computer network. All calls to the database in a transaction between the local or remote user and the database are packaged into a single communication between the user and the database. The results are similarly packaged and communicated back to the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven Asherman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 05:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/958; G06F16/972; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/50; H04L67/56; H04L67/566; H04L67/568; H04L67/2866; H04L67/289; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A computer system for storing and retrieving data, including a database library incorporated into at least one application program, said database library further including: a request side which accepts database commands for said at least one application program, collects said database commands for processing, and returns results of said processing to said at least one application program; and a reply side which receives the database commands as collected by said request side, converts said database commands into low-level instructions for communication to at least one database, collects results from said at least one database, and communicates said results to said request side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A computer system for storing and retrieving data, including a database library incorporated into at least one application program, said database library further including: a request side which accepts database commands for said at least one application program, collects said database commands for processing, and returns results of said processing to said at least one application program; and a reply side which receives the database commands as collected by said request side, converts said database commands into low-level instructions for communication to at least one database, collects results from said at least one database, and communicates said results to said request side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said database library further includes a communication module that provides a data path between said request side and said reply side when said request side and said reply side are in different applications.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The computer system of claim 2 wherein said different applications are on separate computers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer system of claim 3 wherein said communication module receives database request messages from said request side and sends said database request messages to said reply side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The computer system of claim 4 wherein said communication module sends the database reply message containing results of the database processing from said reply side to said request side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said request side collects database commands for local processing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said request side is independent of the database interface provided by a database vendor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said request side is independent of client-side communication software provided by a database vendor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said data path is a TCP/IP connection.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said request side processes outgoing communication from a user and further processes incoming communication from said database as received through said data path.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer system of claim 1 wherein said request side creates a single communication, from a plurality of database calls, for transmission to said reply side.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The computer system of claim 11 wherein said reply side creates a single communication, from a plurality of database results from said database in response to said plurality of database calls, for transmission to said request side.
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