Method and apparatus for providing database information to non-requesting clients
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of providing access to data stored in a database management system to a receiver client, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a database query from a submitting client on a first communication path;
transforming the database query into database management system commands;
transmitting the database management system commands to the database management system;
receiving a response from the database management system;
compiling an answer set comprising the database management system response; and
transmitting the database management system response to the receiver client.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing access to object data stored in a database management system to a receiver client. The method comprises the steps of receiving a database query from a submitting client on a first communication path, transforming the database query into database management system commands, transmitting the database management system commands to a database management system, receiving a response from the database management system comprising a media object locator, compiling an answer set comprising the database management system response, and transmitting the media object locator to the receiver client on the first communication path.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to data stored in a database management system to a receiver client, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a database query from a submitting client on a first communication path; transforming the database query into database management system commands; transmitting the database management system commands to the database management system; receiving a response from the database management system; compiling an answer set comprising the database management system response; and transmitting the database management system response to the receiver client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing access to data stored in a database management system to a receiver client, comprising:
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a computer having a processor, the computer coupled to a data storage device; means, performed by the computer for receiving a database query from a submitting client on a first communication path; means, performed by the computer for transforming the database query into database management system commands; means, performed by the computer for transmitting the database management system commands to the database management system; means, performed by the computer for receiving a response from the database management system; means, performed by the computer for compiling an answer set comprising the database management system response; and means, performed by the computer for transmitting the database management system response to the receiver client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program storage device, readable by a computer having a processor and coupled to a data storage device, tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of providing access to data stored in a database management system to a receiver client, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a database query from a submitting client on a first communication path; transforming the database query into database management system commands; transmitting the database management system commands to the database management system; receiving a response from the database management system; compiling an answer set comprising the database management system response; and transmitting the database management system response to the receiver client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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