公开(公告)号：US11700317B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16730984

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: DISH Network L.L.C.

Inventor： Bob Haupt ,  Kevin Johnston

IPC: H04L67/568 ,  G06F16/28 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/02 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: H04L67/568 ,  G06F11/1479 ,  G06F16/284 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Electronic communications between a client device and a server device are improved by providing a middleware component that incorporates electronic data read and/or written to a database in a hybrid data structure. The hybrid structure is further designed to allow for “NULL” or other pre-defined data values when one or more data fields are unavailable or erroneous. The client device, in turn, can be configured to check for the pre-defined data values in certain fields and to gracefully process such values. The hybrid structure with pre-defined error values therefore provides for very efficient data transmittal and processing, while retaining the ability to handle errors or other unusual situations relating to the data.