Patent ID: 6502086
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An automated data processing system comprising:a relational database engine; at least one storage device including a database table, retisry and a data object consisting of at least one binary large object created and updated by said relational database engine, wherein said binary large objects only contain data and are devoid of header, indexing and addressing information; and a user-defined function engine retrieving at least one data element stored in said at least one binary large object, said registry including data element classifications, said database table including relational information of said at least one data element, said data element classifications and pointers to said at least one binary large object, said relational database engine creating and updating said at least one binary large object based on said database table and said registry; said database table having a current structure; and said system being dynamically extended by expanding a size of at least one of said at least one binary large object and maintaining said current structure of said database table.