Database manager and method and computer program for managing a database
US8868602B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A database manager comprises: a detector detecting a connection of an external database which comprises media files, a database file system comprising a media identifier comprising a file or directory path name and an identification on the location of the media file on the external database, and metadata for each of the media files; a database synchronizer reading and storing, as a first step, part of the database file system and, as a second step, part of the metadata when the at least a portion of the database file system is read; and a search request processor processing a search request for a media file in parallel with the second step, wherein the search request processor provides a search result based on the media identifier from the database file system, even when the metadata for the media file is not yet read and stored in the second step.
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