Mechanism and method for merging cached location information in a distributed object environment
US6189046A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 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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