Patent ID: 6938041
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing object-based data access in a Web environment supporting Java, the method comprising: receiving at a Web browser an end user request for displaying a Web page, thereby invoking a client-side Java-based data access component that is embedded therein; in response to invocation of the client-side component, invoking a corresponding server-side data access component for retrieving definition information for run-time operation of the client-side component, said definition information including a database query specifying retrieval of information from a database and including a format specification specifying presentation of the information retrieved from the database to the end user; and applying the definition information, upon receipt, to the client-side component, whereupon information of interest is retrieved from the database and is presented to the end user by the client-side component in accordance with the format specification.