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Method and system for attribute management in a namespace

US7778966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Implicit Networks, Inc. · US

Inventor

Edward Balassanian · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2006
Grant date	Aug 17, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/33
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-based method and system for managing attributes of objects in a namespace and for allowing multiple views into the namespace. The namespace system allows the objects identified by the names of the namespace to be hierarchically organized. The namespace system allows for attributes of various objects, including directory objects and data objects, to be dynamically defined after creation of an object. The namespace system also allows for the querying of objects based on their dynamically defined attributes. When the namespace system receives a query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification.

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