Multi-threaded database system for an interactive voice response platform

US6493433B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MCI Communications Corporation · US

Inventors

• Lonnie Scott Clabaugh · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Kolin G. Hogue · Kalona, US
• Gregory J. Kelsey · Cedar Rapids, US
• Shailesh Patwardhan · Mumbai, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 1, 1998
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2002
• Expiry date: Sep 1, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/493
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The multi-threaded database system manages access to a plurality of databases. A separate thread is assigned to each of the databases so as to encapsulate activities relative to the databases. Threads may be performing separate activities independently of each other. As a result, a first database may be modified, added, or deleted while a second database is being accessed. The database system is especially well-adapted for use with an interactive voice response platform.