Method for updating a database from a browser

• US 20030093400A1
• Filed: 11/13/2001
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Santosuosso, John Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 8,429,201 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention generally provide methods for updating a database in which a browser communicates changes to the database. One embodiment provides a method for updating a database, comprising: receiving a change request from a browser and executing a database update program in response to the change request. The change request may be a page redirect request from a first network address to a second network address, and the database update program replaces the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database. The change request may also be a web page change request, and the database update program is a trigger program for determining additional programs to be run to update the database.

Claims

1. A method for updating a database, comprising:

receiving a change request from a browser; and

executing a database update program in response to the change request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

verifying whether a data table in the database allows automatic updates before updating the data table.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

attaching the database to the browser.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the browser resides on a client system and the database resides on a server system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the change request is a page redirect request from a first network address to a second network address.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the database update program replaces the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second network addresses are utilized as links on a web page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the change request is a web page change request.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the database update program is a trigger program for determining additional programs to be run to update the database.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the change request is initiated by monitoring browser events on a client system.

11. A signal bearing medium, comprising a program which, when executed by a processor, performs an operation for updating a database, the operation comprising:

updating a database in response to receiving a change request from a browser.

12. The signal bearing medium of claim 11, wherein the operation further comprises verifying whether a data table in the database allows automatic updates before updating the data table.

13. The signal bearing medium of claim 11, wherein the operation further comprises attaching the database to the browser.

14. The signal bearing medium of claim 13, wherein the browser is on a client system and the database is connected to a server system.

15. The signal bearing medium of claim 11, wherein the change request is a page redirect request from a first network address to a second network address.

16. The signal bearing medium of claim 15, wherein the updating comprises replacing the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database.

17. The signal bearing medium of claim 15, wherein the first and second network addresses are utilized as links on a web page.

18. The signal bearing medium of claim 11, wherein the change request is a web page change request.

19. The signal bearing medium of claim 18, wherein the updating comprises executing a trigger program for determining additional programs to be run to update the database.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the change request is initiated by monitoring browser events on a client system.

21. A computer system, comprising:

a memory containing at least a database management system comprising a database update program and at least one table; and

a processor which, when executing the database update program, is configured to update the at least one table in response to receiving a change request from a browser.

22. The computer system of claim 21, further comprising a network connection configured to allow communication with the browser.

23. The computer system of claim 21, further comprising a network connection configured to allow communication with the browser via Internet.

24. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the database update program is part of a database server configured to access the at least one table.

25. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to verify whether a data table in the database allows automatic updates before updating the data table.

26. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the change request is a page redirect request from a first network address to a second network address, and wherein the processor is configured to replace the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database.

27. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to execute a trigger program for determining additional programs to be run to update the database.

28. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to receive a change request which is initiated by monitoring browser events on a client system.

29. A method for updating a database, comprising:

tunneling to each network address on a list of network addresses;

determining one or more changes related to the network address; and

updating the database according to the one or more changes.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

generating the list of network addresses from the database.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the change is a page redirect from a first network address to a second network address, and wherein the database is updated to replace the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the updating comprises executing one or more trigger programs according to the one or more changes related to the network address.

33. A signal bearing medium, comprising a program which, when executed by a processor, performs an operation for updating a database, the operation comprising:

tunneling to each network address on a list of network addresses;

determining one or more changes related to the network address; and

updating the database according to the one or more changes.

34. The signal bearing medium of claim 33, further comprising:

generating the list of network addresses from the database.

35. The signal bearing medium of claim 33, wherein the change is a page redirect from a first network address to a second network address, and wherein the database is updated to replace the first network address with the second network address in one or more data tables in the database.

36. The signal bearing medium of claim 33, wherein the updating comprises executing one or more trigger programs according to the one or more changes related to the network address.