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Systems and methods for separating units of information manageable by a hardware/software interface system from their physical organization

US7555497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2003
Grant dateJun 30, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99944
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a hardware/software interface system for a computer system for manipulating a plurality of discrete units of information at a hardware/software interface system level, Items, the Items interconnected by Relationships and where Items have Relationships to other Items. One such relationship between Items may be for the purposes of logically denoting to the hardware/software interface system whether one Item is public and accessible or private and unaccessible to another Item.

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