Method and apparatus for object oriented storage and retrieval of data from a relational database
US6047284A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for accessing a relational database through an object-oriented querying interface are provided. A class of objects that are to be stored in the relational database are defined. One or more relational database tables are created and a mapping is produced that maps each data member of an object to one or more columns in a relational database table. Additionally, object-oriented paradigms like inheritance may be supported and the allocation of storage for array elements may be deferred until necessary.
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