System and method for processing database queries
First Claim
1. A method of processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the database query from one of the clients, the database query formatted using a first protocol;
setting a query timer to monitor the elapsed time from when the database query was received;
selecting one of the databases to process the database query;
translating the database query from the first protocol to a second protocol;
sending the translated database query to the selected database for processing;
receiving a response to the database query from the selected database, the response formatted using the second protocol;
translating the response from the second protocol to the first protocol;
determining which of the clients sent the database query;
sending the translated response to the client that sent the database query;
monitoring via the query timer, whether the translated response to the database query has been received during the elapsed time since the database query was received and waiting for the response via the query timer if the query timer has not expired; and
turning off the query timer responsive to the translated response being received.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases. The database query, which is formatted using a first protocol, is received from one of the clients. One of the databases is selected to process the database query and the database query is translated from the first protocol to a second protocol. The translated database query is then sent to the selected database for processing. A response to the database query, which is formatted using the second protocol, is received from the selected database and the response is translated from the second protocol to the first protocol. The present invention determines which of the clients sent the database query and sends the translated response to the client that sent the database query. This method can be implemented as a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the database query from one of the clients, the database query formatted using a first protocol; setting a query timer to monitor the elapsed time from when the database query was received; selecting one of the databases to process the database query; translating the database query from the first protocol to a second protocol; sending the translated database query to the selected database for processing; receiving a response to the database query from the selected database, the response formatted using the second protocol; translating the response from the second protocol to the first protocol; determining which of the clients sent the database query; sending the translated response to the client that sent the database query; monitoring via the query timer, whether the translated response to the database query has been received during the elapsed time since the database query was received and waiting for the response via the query timer if the query timer has not expired; and turning off the query timer responsive to the translated response being received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases, the system comprising:
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a computer communicably coupled to the one or more clients; one or more network servers communicably coupled to the computer and the one or more databases; a server/router module resident on the computer, the server/router module; receives the database query from one of the clients, the database query formatted using a first protocol; sets a query timer to monitor the elapsed time from when the database query was received; selects one of the network servers and one of the databases to process the database query; sends the database query to the selected network server; determines which of the clients sent the database query, and sends a translated response to the client that sent the database query; and a network interface module resident on each of the network servers, the network interface module; translates the database query from the first protocol to a second protocol; sends the translated database query to the selected database for processing; receives a response to the database query from the selected database, the response formatted using the second protocol; translates the response from the second protocol to the first protocol; and sends the translated response to the computer; monitors via the query time whether the translated response to the database query has been received during the elapsed time since the database query was received and waiting for the response via the query timer if the query timer has not expired; and turning off the query timer responsive to the translated response being received. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of processing a database query, the method comprising:
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receiving the database query based on a first protocol, the database query related to information about a telephone number, the database query sent using the telephone number; setting a query timer to monitor the elapsed time from when the database query was received; translating the database query from the first protocol to a second protocol; processing the translated database query by a line information database; receiving a response formatted using the second protocol, the response used to process a call related to the telephone number; translating the response from the second protocol to the first protocol; sending the translated response to the client that sent the database query; monitoring via the query timer whether the translated response to the database query has been received during the elapsed time since the database query was received and waiting for the response via the query timer if the query timer has not expired; and turning off query timer when the translated response has been received.
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