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Enterprise management system and method which includes a common enterprise-wide namespace and prototype-based hierarchical inheritance

US6895586B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2000
Grant dateMay 17, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/463
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for providing an improved namespace and object description system for enterprise management are disclosed. The system and method employ a hierarchical namespace with objects including prototypes and instances where an instance inherits traits from a prototype, such as attribute values and/or child objects.

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