Managing the lifetime of distributed resource data using temporal scopes
US7209248B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for enabling a client to programmatically manage the lifetime of groups of distributed resources is herein provided. The method includes grouping client-specific resource data usage generated from blocks of instruction sequences bounded by scope instructions. A “begin scope” instruction invokes a method initiating the temporal scope. Client-specific resource data generated during execution of subsequent instructions is tracked by the distributed infrastructure. When an “end scope” instruction is received, the client-specific resource data tracked under the temporal scope is deleted from the distributed infrastructure. Client-specific resource data may be tracked under two types of temporal scopes: a transient and a persistent temporal scope. Data tracked under a transient scope does not survive beyond the lifetime of the client connection, whereas data tracked under a persistent scope may survive beyond the lifetime of the client connection. Lastly, temporal scopes may generally be nested.
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