Patent · US Expired

Uniquely identifying an object before it is stored in a database

US7324994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Udo Klein · Maximiliansau, DE
Christian Behrens · Palaiseau, FR
Steffen Rotsch · Wiesloch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 14, 2003
Grant date	Jan 29, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems and techniques to identify records corresponding to a database system before they are stored in the database. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: generating a mapping that may be usable to identify a record in a database by reference to a database key. The database key may have a corresponding record in the database and the database key can be a unique value based on information independent of both the content and organization of a record. The technique can include generating a second mapping usable to identify records in the database by reference to a second type of database key. The second type of database key may correspond to a record in the database and the second type of database key can be a unique value.

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