Patent · US Active

Method and system for attribute management in a namespace

US8856185B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
6References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2012
Grant dateOct 7, 2014
Priority date—
Expiry dateMar 22, 2032

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.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.