Data processor that customizes program behavior by using a resource retrieval capability
US5369778A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system based on an extensible set of typed data objects and a corresponding set of "object managers," each of which is a program for operating with the data stored in a corresponding type of object. The object managers in general support at least a standard set of operations. Any program can effect performance of these standard operations on objects of any type by making a particular request; in response to such a request, an object manager that is suitable for performing the requested operation on the specified type of data is identified and caused to perform the requested operation. A mechanism is provided for linking data from one object into another object. A catalog includes both information about objects and about links between objects. Data interchange services are provided for communicating data between objects of different types, using a set of standard data interchange formats. A facility is provided to permit two processes that are to cooperate in a data interchange operation to identify each other and to identify data formats they have in common. A facility is provided for managing shared data in units of data known as "resources". Customized versions …
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