RELATIONAL DATABASE ACCESS SYSTEM USING SEMANTICALLY DYNAMIC OBJECTS

• US 20070130136A1
• Filed: 02/05/2007
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1991
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Business Objects SA (SAP SE)
• Inventors: CAMBOT, Jean-Michel, LIAUTAUD, Bernard
• Granted Patent: US 7,899,810 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/28 Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

A relational database access system and method provides a new data representation and a query technique which allows information system end users to access (query) relational databases without knowing the relational structure or the structure query language (SQL). The present invention utilizes semantically dynamic objects.

Claims

1. A relational database access system comprising

means for generating a user query wherein said user query represents a query on one or more business objects,

query engine means for translating said user query into a structured query language (SQL) equivalent statement, and

means responsive to said SQL language equivalent statement for accessing said relational database.

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