System and method for managing versions of metadata
US8005792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2329
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Versioned metadata allows multiple versions of metadata for a given object to exist concurrently on a system thereby supporting the parallel execution of operations which would otherwise be mutually exclusive. Metadata updates are permitted while other objects maintain access to another version of the metadata through a versioning infrastructure. The versioning infrastructure allows the creation of new versions of metadata, maintains obsolete versions in the system as long as they are being used by any object, and deletes the obsolete versions once they are no longer in use.
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