Patent ID: 6266666
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In a system comprising a computer network having a database server and a client, a method for providing the client with component-based access to tabular data from the database server, the method comprising:providing a component-based transaction server, said transaction server in communication with both the client and the database server;registering the particular component with the transaction server so that the particular component is accessible across the network to the client, said particular component comprising a plurality of methods; andproviding the client with component-based access to tabular data from the database server by:(i) providing an interface allowing the client to request a tabular data set by invoking a particular method of the component; and(ii) upon receiving such a request from the client to retrieve data from the database server, processing said request by creating at the transaction server a result set satisfying said request and transmitting said result set to the client as a tabular data set.