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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2004
Marco Winter, Hannover, DE;
Hartmut Peters, Barsinghausen, DE;
Meinolf Blawat, Hannover, DE;
Ralf Ostermann, Hannover, DE;
Dietmar Hepper, Hannover, DE;
Marco Winter, Hannover, DE;
Hartmut Peters, Barsinghausen, DE;
Meinolf Blawat, Hannover, DE;
Ralf Ostermann, Hannover, DE;
Dietmar Hepper, Hannover, DE;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for ensuring data consistency upon mapping of a hierarchical data format to a relational database management system. According to the invention, a method for ensuring data consistency upon storage of a data item in a database, the data item having an identifier and a locator for linking the data item to a destination, whereby the identifier and the locator are stored in the database in addition to the data item, comprises the steps of: