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Mechanism and method for merging cached location information in a distributed object environment

US6189046A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 1997
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/174
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of operating a computer system having a plurality of processes, creating a plurality of object references, each object reference corresponding to a target object. The processes optionally executing on a plurality of computers connected by a network. For each object reference, creating a table of binding information hints. The table is indexed by a particular transport protocol and each entry in the table of binding information hints includes information to be used to attempt to establish a connection from the process to the target object using the indexing transport protocol. Merging the tables of binding information hints upon receiving an object reference. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

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