METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING A DATABASE

摘要

A comfortable method and device for searching databases are required. Thus, a database access concept including an interface descriptor (8) is proposed. The interface descriptor (8) may be a XML-file which describes interface categories and database access strategies. The database interface machine (2) may comprise a standard category display method (4) and a standard database access method (6). The database interface machine (2) can use the definitions contained in the interface descriptor (8) to set up a categorized interface to the database (1) and to perform complete database searches.