System and interface for manipulating a database
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1. An application programming interface (API), exposed by objects in an object model, the API having methods which, when invoked, cause a data accessing system implemented by objects in the object model to receive a request and manipulate data in an object-relational (O-R) database based on the request.
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Abstract
An interface exposes methods for use in manipulating a database. The interface receives requests in terms of entities (or objects).
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28 Claims
- 1. An application programming interface (API), exposed by objects in an object model, the API having methods which, when invoked, cause a data accessing system implemented by objects in the object model to receive a request and manipulate data in an object-relational (O-R) database based on the request.
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14. A data accessing system in an object-relational (O-R) database, the data accessing system exposing an interface which, when invoked, causes the data accessing system to perform steps of:
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receiving a request expressed in terms of an object model; and
manipulating data in the O-R database based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions which, when read, cause the computer to implement an application programming interface (API), exposed by objects in an object model, the API having methods which, when invoked, cause a data accessing system implemented by objects in the object model to receive a request and manipulate data in an object-relational (O-R) database based on the request.
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