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Database Language Extended to Accommodate Entity-Relationship Models

  • US 20150074139A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2013
  • Published: 03/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • providing a database organized according to a relational model;

    providing a database engine in communication with the database utilizing a language describing the relational model;

    providing an application comprising an entity-relationship model (ERM) including a first entity, a second entity, and a relationship between the first entity and the second entity; and

    causing a query engine of the application to communicate a query to the database engine utilizing a language extension comprising,a first structured entity type including a first key and indicating the first entity,a second structured entity type including a second key and indicating the second entity, anda third structured association type reflecting the relationship; and

    causing the database engine to return a query result to the query engine based upon the language extension.

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