The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
May. 01, 2007
George F. Hongell, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chih-cheng Hsu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Harisch R. Nayak, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
David J. Wisneski, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
George F. Hongell, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chih-Cheng Hsu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Harisch R. Nayak, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
David J. Wisneski, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for executing a query on dynamic properties of a plurality of objects in a database are provided. In one implementation, the method includes obtaining a query; determining that a first portion of the query comprises a method for accessing a dynamic property of the plurality of objects; obtaining mapping data associated with the dynamic property of the plurality of objects, the mapping data mapping the dynamic property to a pre-determined location in the database; translating the first portion of the query in accordance with the mapping data such that the first portion of the query is executable against the pre-determined location in the database without creating instances of the plurality of objects; executing the query including executing the translated first portion of the query without creating instances of the plurality of objects; and displaying a result of the executed query to a user.