Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network
US6601065B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system (10) includes a client (14, 21) which can communicate through a network (12) and a database layer (29) with any of several databases (31-33). The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.
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