Typed dependency graphs
US8624898B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Typed dependency graphs represent digital assets as nodes in a graph. The digital assets, data files, and required software applications are represented as connected nodes. Nodes of the graph are connected by typed links, specifying the type of dependency relationship between digital assets, data files, and/or software applications associated with nodes. Type attributes can represent one-way dependencies, two-way dependencies, version relationships, variant relationships, subcomponent relationships, aggregation relationships, and software application/digital asset dependencies. Typed dependency graphs may be automatically created by parsing asset data or data files to determine the characteristics of assets and their relationships with other assets, data files, and software applications. Typed dependency graphs may be traversed based on the type of links, with the result defining a component, subcomponent, version, and/or variant.
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