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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:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Larry Brown, Austin, TX (US);
James C. Kleewein, San Jose, CA (US);
Berthold Reinwald, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter M. Schwarz, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Daniel Wolfson, Austin, TX (US);
Larry Brown, Austin, TX (US);
James C. Kleewein, San Jose, CA (US);
Berthold Reinwald, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter M. Schwarz, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Daniel Wolfson, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system and program product for integrating a service external to a database into a database such that the service may be easily invoked from the database. Preferably, the service is a web service available over the internet The service may be invoked from any of a number of invoking mechanisms of the database. In a first specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a user-defined function within an SQL statement. In a second specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a virtual table. In a third specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a stored procedure. In a fourth specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a trigger. In a fifth specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a federated table accessed via a nickname and implemented using a wrapper.