Non-hierarchical management system for application programming interface resources
US10776163B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Access to Application Programming Interface (API) resources that span multiple categories is facilitated by the addition of labels to at least a subset of the resources. While the resources remain in their original hierarchical categories, the labels are useable to query, access, and manipulate resources that span multiple categories without necessitating use of complex queries or multiple API calls. A label may indicate the category to which a resource belongs. If a first resource includes a link to a second resource, a label for the second resource may indicate the category of the first resource. Labels may also be associated with resources based on specific content types and data values contained with the resource. Use of labels in such a manner enables a body of resources that spans multiple categories to be queried based on categorical relationships as well as the type of data associated with each resource.
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