Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network
US7853612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a client which can communicate through a network and a database layer with any of several databases. The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.
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