Method and system for migrating an object between a split status and a merged status
US6421736B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/465
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an object-oriented computer system, an object can exist in a split state or a merged state. When in the split state, the object has multiple instances. When in the merged state, the object has a single instance. A request for migrating the object between the split state and the merged state is identified. In response thereto, the object is migrated there between. The object's state is preserved during the migration by consolidating the state of multiple instances of the object, or by copying the state of a single, merged, instance of the object.
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