Remote Container
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving data to be inserted into a container data field of a relational database;
storing the data in a database file at a location specified for the container data field, the database file being external to other database files storing data of other data fields of the relational database;
storing a reference to the database file in a first portion of a remote container; and
associating the remote container with the container data field.
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Abstract
Methods, program products, and systems implementing remote container techniques are disclosed. A relational database can include a container data field, which can be a data field for storing multimedia data. In one aspect, when the multimedia data are inserted into the container field, the multimedia data can be stored in one or more remote database files. The remote database files can be located separately from other data of the relational database and remotely from a client computer accessing the relational database. Corresponding data structures, or remote containers, can be configured to store metadata of the database files. References to the remote containers can be stored as values of the container data field. Using various encryption techniques, the remote database files can be given same access restrictions as access restrictions of the container data field, even when the remote database files are stored as flat files.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data to be inserted into a container data field of a relational database; storing the data in a database file at a location specified for the container data field, the database file being external to other database files storing data of other data fields of the relational database; storing a reference to the database file in a first portion of a remote container; and associating the remote container with the container data field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product stored on a storage device, operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving data to be inserted into a container data field of a relational database; storing the data in a database file at a location specified for the container data field, the database file being external to other database files storing data of other data fields of the relational database; storing a reference to the database file in a first portion of a remote container; and associating the remote container with the container data field. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising; receiving data to be inserted into a container data field of a relational database; storing the data in a database file at a location specified for the container data field, the database file being external to other database files storing data of other data fields of the relational database; storing a reference to the database file in a first portion of a remote container; and associating the remote container with the container data field. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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