Object model mapping and runtime engine for employing relational database with object oriented software
CA 2304517 A1 · Owner: Ontos, Inc. · Inventors: Donald, Robert P.; Coleman, Jon E.; Huebner, Robert A.
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A mapping between an object model (14) and a relational database (16) is generated to facilitate access to the relational database. The object model can be created from database schema or database schema can be created from the object model. Further, the mapping can be automatically generated. The Database schema, object model and mapping are employed to provide interface objects that are utilized by a runtime engine (24) to facilitate access to the relational database by object oriented software applications.
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- Filed September 25, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 25, 2018.
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