Object relationship management system
US6772168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99944
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for maintaining relationships between entities in a computer system, each entity having a plurality nodes, includes the steps of: modifying one of the plurality of nodes; searching for a plurality of dependent nodes from the plurality of nodes coupled to the one node; ordering the plurality of dependent nodes into an order; and evaluating the plurality of dependent nodes in the order.
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