Patent ID: 8005849
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A database access server comprising: data storage to store a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) data repository that stores a single copy of a value for a data attribute, the value being associated with a subtype identifier that indicates the value being stored with a first data type that belongs to one of a plurality of classes of data types including encryption, compression, and language, the database access server to dynamically build other variants of the data attribute in response to one or more requests to produce values associated with data types that are different from the first data type and belong to a same class as the first data type; a network interface device to receive a data request from a client for the value of the data attribute having a second data type, the data request compliant with the LDAP; and a processing device, coupled to the data storage and the network interface device via a bus, including a plurality of data format processors each to provide data translations for the plurality of classes of data types including encryption, compression, and language, wherein the processing device is configured to: