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  • Database interface for database unaware applications
    Patent number: 6442548
    Abstract: Information in a database is accessed with a computer system by transforming a file system request from an application into a database query and retrieving information corresponding to the database query from the database. The retrieved information is made available to the application as a file system object, for example, as a directory, a file, a link or a collection thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Igor V. Balabine, Ramiah Kandasamy, John A. Skier