Unique object identification in a network of computing systems
US6687707B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Each network of data processing systems within a system of networks is assigned a unique network identifier when connected to the system. Each data processing system within a given network is assigned a unique host system identifier when the data processing system is added to the network. When a new object is added to a given data processing system, a unique object identifier is constructed with three fields, including a high order field containing the network identifier for the network in which the object is being added, a next order field containing a host system identifier for the data processing system to which the object is being added, and an object identifier unique for all objects within the host data processing system. The combination of the three identifiers results in a single, unique object identifier which is unique for all objects across the system of networks and data processing systems. The host data processing system need not be connected to any other data processing system or network at the time the object is added to guarantee that the object identifier is unique across the entire system of networks. Therefore, the object may be added to a database of objects dis…
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