Method and system for defining a heirarchical structure
US8161371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hierarchical structure is provided. The hierarchical structure includes object items for objects located in the hierarchical structure, each object item having a name and a link. The hierarchical structure also includes node items each having a name of a hierarchical path name. A node item is provided for each unique path name in the hierarchical structure and the link of an object item links to a single node item having the hierarchical path name of the object.
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