Patent · US Expired

System and method for accessing different types of back end data stores

US7404011B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Uwe Hansmann · Altdorf, DE
Stefan A. Hepper · Eppelheim, DE
Lothar Merk · Weilmünster, DE
Thomas Stober · Herrenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2003
Grant date	Jul 22, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99943
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for exchange of data between a plurality of clients and at least one back end data store by using a central synchronization server having a connection to the clients. The clients generate data to be synchronized. The system includes a sync engine connected to the central synchronization server for performing synchronization with the central synchronization server, a single back end neutral interface associated with and connected to the sync engine, and a component assigned to each of the at least one back end data store. Each of the components include a back end dependent part having an interface with the single back end neutral interface and an interface with the assigned back end data store.

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