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Hierarchical management of object schema and behavior

US7966286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2005
Grant dateJun 21, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/64
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of reusing an object type in a computing environment, the method comprising accepting modifications made to an object type at a source data site in a first computing environment storing the object type, the object type comprising schema and behaviors, wherein the modifications are made to at least one of the schema or behaviors of the object type at the source data site; applying the modifications made to the at least one of the schema or behaviors of the object type at the source data site to an object type schema and behavior at a destination data site in a second computing environment, the object type at the destination data site corresponding to the object type at the source data site; and applying the modifications to an existing object created based on the object type at the destination data site in the second computing environment.

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