Carol M Wiedenmann

7418456, Aug 26, 2008

Jan 16, 2004

10/758890

Kyle Jeffrey Charlet - Morgan Hill CA, US
Douglas Michael Frederick Hembry - Los Gatos CA, US
Christopher M. Holtz - San Jose CA, US
Carol M. Wiedenmann - Morgan Hill CA, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 17/30

707102, 707103 R, 7071041, 715513

A method is provided for defining a metadata schema to facilitate passing data between an XML document and a hierarchical database. The invention includes a database accessor, a document accessor, and an association module. The database accessor accesses a database schema indicative of database field names and a hierarchical structure for a hierarchical database. The document accessor accesses a document schema that defines the hierarchical structure, content data syntax, and semantics of valid, well-formed, XML documents that can be passed into and out of the hierarchical database. The document schema also includes at least one XML element name that maps to a corresponding database field name in the database schema. The association module associates the database schema and the document schema to provide a metadata schema that enables data to be passed between an XML document and the hierarchical database.

7822786, Oct 26, 2010

Nov 30, 2007

11/948839

Kyle J. Charlet - Morgan Hill CA, US
Douglas M. F. Hembry - Los Gatos CA, US
Christopher M. Holtz - San Jose CA, US
Carol M. Wiedenmann - Morgan Hill CA, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 17/30

707809, 707803, 715210

An apparatus, system, and method are provided for defining a metadata schema to facilitate passing data between an XML document and a hierarchical database. The invention includes a database accessor, a document accessor, and an association module. The database accessor accesses a database schema indicative of database field names and a hierarchical structure for a hierarchical database. The document accessor accesses a document schema that defines the hierarchical structure, content data syntax, and semantics of valid, well-formed, XML documents that can be passed into and out of the hierarchical database. The document schema also includes at least one XML element name that maps to a corresponding database field name in the database schema. The association module associates the database schema and the document schema to provide a metadata schema that enables data to be passed between an XML document and the hierarchical database.

7912874, Mar 22, 2011

May 6, 2008

12/116028

Kyle J. Charlet - Morgan Hill CA, US
Douglas M. F. Hembrey - Los Gatos CA, US
Christopher M. Holtz - San Jose CA, US
Carol M. Wiedenmann - Morgan Hill CA, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 17/30

707804, 707601, 707760

The apparatus and system are provided for defining a metadata schema to facilitate passing data between an XML document and a hierarchical database. The invention includes a database accessor, a document accessor, and an association module. The database accessor accesses a database schema indicative of database field names and a hierarchical structure for a hierarchical database. The document accessor accesses a document schema that defines the hierarchical structure, content data syntax, and semantics of valid, well-formed, XML documents that can be passed into and out of the hierarchical database. The document schema also includes at least one XML element name that maps to a corresponding database field name in the database schema. The association module associates the database schema and the document schema to provide a metadata schema that enables data to be passed between an XML document and the hierarchical database.

20050160108, Jul 21, 2005

Jan 16, 2004

10/759601

Kyle Charlet - Morgan Hill CA, US
Douglas Frederick Hembry - Los Gatos CA, US
Christopher Holtz - San Jose CA, US
Carol Wiedenmann - Morgan Hill CA, US

G06F017/00

707101000

An apparatus, system, and method are provided for passing data between an XML document and a hierarchical database. The apparatus, system, and method include a hierarchical database, a metadata schema, and a mapping module. The hierarchical database comprises a conventional hierarchical database, such as IMS. The metadata schema is derived from the hierarchical database. The metadata schema includes a first representation representative of the hierarchical structure of the hierarchical database, a second representation representative of the hierarchical structure of XML documents valid for passing into and out of the hierarchical database, one or more database field names, and one or more XML element names that map to the one or more database field names. The mapping module passes data between the XML document and the hierarchical database using the metadata schema.