Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Database and data structure management
Reexamination Certificate
2003-12-23
2010-12-28
Vo, Tim T. (Department: 2168)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Database and data structure management
C707S810000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07860902
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing to a client a definition of an object representing attributes of a first collection of data elements and an operation on the first collection, each data element having attributes and the operation in common with other data elements from the first collection, the definition comprising an effect of executing the operation on a second collection of data elements. This also includes receiving from a client a request to execute the operation on one or more data elements from the first collection, executing the operation on one or more data elements from the first collection, and updating a copy of one or more data elements from the second collection according to the effect of executing the operation.
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Brendle Rainer
Ritter Stephan
Viegener Johannes
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
SAP (AG)
Tran Anh Tai V
Vo Tim T.
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