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Data processing systems

US6405210B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1999
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99944
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data processing system (1) has a data processing section (2) having user interface objects (10), work flow activity objects (11) and primitive objects (12). WFA objects (11) access a database (5) via a state machine (13). A data record is requested by a primitive object (12) being requested. The state machine (13) responds by retrieving a row of data from a table (6) and using this to instantiate a primitive object according to the data and the instruction from the requesting WFA object (11). A primitive object reference is stored in a temporary memory stack (15) and the reference is also copied to the requesting WFA objects (11). The primitive object (12) is then used subsequently for transaction processing until a transaction is complete. At this stage, the state machine (13) flushes the primitive objects to the database (5).

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