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System, method, and product for development and maintenance of database-related software applications

US6694321B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2000
Grant dateFeb 17, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A schema-isolated system is disclosed for developing, modifying, or maintaining client applications that accesses target databases. The system includes a middleware-table inserter that inserts middleware tables into the target database. The middleware tables include a set of compatibility data relating one or more client-application data requests with one or more corresponding target-database data capabilities. The middleware tables also include a data communication component. This component receives a client-application data request from the client application, and, based on at least a first datum of the set of compatibility data, provides to the client application the one or more target-database data capabilities corresponding to the client-application data request. The first compatibility datum relates the one or more client-application data requests with the one or more corresponding target-database data capabilities based, at least in part, on an application-usage-independent criterion. An application-usage-independent criterion may be a syntax criterion, a configuration criterion, or a component-usage criterion. The first compatibility datum may include at least one SQL query…

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