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Computerized system and process for managing a distributed database system

  • US 5,459,860 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1992
  • Issued: 10/17/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a data processing system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and a plurality of database management systems (DBMSs) each associated with at least one database stored in the memory, wherein at least one DBMS is different from at least one other DBMS, a computerized method for the generation of objects in a standardized format comprising the steps of:

  • (a) associating a unique object identifier with each of the plurality of objects;

    (b) storing in a table in a computer memory each unique object identifier in association with at least one object location type or instance corresponding to a particular database instance, an object generation specification for each object location type or instance, and a generation specification type, wherein said object generation specification for each object location type or instance specifies how an object is to be generated from said particular database instance;

    (c) for a requested object and a specified database, identifying from the table in the computer memory, an object generation specification, and a generation specification type; and

    (d) generating in a standardized format the requested object from the specified database using the identified generation specification type and the identified object generation specification.

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