Method, apparatus, system, and program product for attaching files and other objects to a partially replicated database
US6732111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Attaching files and other objects in a distributed computing environment. This includes adding file attachments and non-database objects, such as, text file data, web file data, image file data, and other file attachment objects to databases. These objects may be retrieved at the convenience of a node to which the objects are sent. Visibility rules can be set to determine which attachments and objects are seen by a node. Distribution rules for an object determine whether a node must request the object or whether the node is forced to receive the object.
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