Finer grain dependency tracking for database objects
US7788285B2 · kind B2 · utility
1Cited by
45References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating databases are disclosed. An update vector for an object is created for identifying updated attributes. A dependent object is identified and a dependency vector of the dependent object is compared with update vector to determine whether the dependent object depends on the updated attributes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.