System and methods for highly distributed wide-area data management of a network of data sources through a database interface
US6778987B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/5682
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and a system that provide a network of data sources in terms of a traditional database schema, convert traditional database queries into network messages, and route those messages to those data sources which have relevant data. In the present invention, the network interface of the data source accepts the message, filters the data source's output according to the instructions in the message, and then sends reply messages to the originator of the query. The system then collects these reply messages at the query originator and produces query results as a traditional database result.
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