Method for managing queryable datastore persistent objects and queryable datastore collections in an object-oriented environment

Patent 5983235 Issued on November 9, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 6, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 074935 filed on 05/06/1998

US Classes:

707/103R, Object-oriented database structure707/101, Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation)707/102Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)

Examiners

Primary: Kulik, Paul V.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Gates & Cooper

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for managing datastore persistent objects and datastore collections in an object-oriented environment. A computerized system in accordance with the principles of the present invention creates datastore persistent objects that encapsulate logical units of data retrieved an external non-object-oriented datastore, creates schema mappers associated with the datastore persistent objects that translate common elements between the data retrieved from the datastore and the datastore persistent objects, creates datastore collections for organizing the datastore persistent objects, and tracks the datastore collections, schema mappers and datastore persistent objects using an instance manager.

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