Patent ID: 6314417
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method in a computer system for sharing a copy of a database object retrieved from a database server in response to a database transaction between a first program and a second program both executing in a process having an address space, the method comprising:initiating the execution of the first and second programs within the process, such that both the first and second programs may access the address space of the process;under the control of the first program, generating a first request for a specified database object;delivering the first request to the database server;receiving from the database server, in response to the delivered request, data for constructing the specified database object;in response to the receiving step, constructing in the address space of the process a first copy of the specified object for use by the first program using the received data;under the control of a second program, generating a second request for the specified database object; andin response to the generation of the second request, without delivering the second request to the database server, constructing in the address space of the process a second copy of the specified object for use by the second program using the received data.