Distributed object management method, implementation system and recording medium for recording the processing program for the method

• US 20020049866A1
• Filed: 06/05/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 7,043,735 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/465 Distributed object oriented systems remote method invocation [RMI] G06F9/548

Abstract

A distributed object management method and system, and a recording medium for recording a processing program of the method and the system are disclosed. According to this method, a server object can be changed in operation. The method for managing objects in a distributed object environment includes steps of requesting server object information of server objects to be accessed, selecting and supplying a requester with server object information of the newest one of requested server objects, accessing the server object indicated in the server object supplied, and performing processing requested by the access.

Claims

1. A distributed object management method for managing objects in a distributed object environment, comprising the steps of:

requesting server object information of server objects to be accessed;

selecting and supplying a requester with server object information of a newest one of requested server objects;

accessing a server object indicated in the server object information supplied; and

performing processing requested by said access.

2. A distributed object management method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

in a case where the requester is a server object, selecting and supplying the requester with the server object information of the server object to be accessed, in accordance with change information of the requester server object.

3. A distributed object management method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:

in a case where there are a plurality of server objects having a same server object name or same interface identification information, stopping server objects having old change information.

4. A distributed object management system for managing objects in a distributed object environment, comprising:

a server object information acquisition unit for requesting server object information of a server object to be accessed;

a server object information select unit for selecting and supplying a requester with server object information of a newest one of requested server objects;

a server object access unit for accessing a server object indicated in said server object information supplied; and

a request processing unit for performing processing requested by said access.

5. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to function as a distributed object management system for managing objects in a distributed object environment, comprising:

a server object information acquisition unit for requesting sever object information of server objects to be accessed;

a server object information select unit for selecting and supplying a requester with server object information of a newest one of requested server objects;

a server object access unit for accessing a server object indicated in said server object information supplied; and

a request processing unit for performing processing requested by said access.