Data Storage and Access
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1. A method comprising:
- (i) identifying a cache object to be included in a cache, said cache object being stored on a storage medium;
(ii) identifying at least one child object related to said cache object; and
(iii) on inclusion of said cache object in said cache, including one or more of said identified child objects in said cache in an order according to criteria specified by a client application.
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Abstract
A data cache wherein contents of the cache are arranged and organised according to a hierarchy. When a member of a first hierarchy is accessed, all contents of that member are copied to the cache. The cache may be arranged according to folders which contain data or blocks of data. A process for caching data using such an arrangement is also provided for.
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1. A method comprising:
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(i) identifying a cache object to be included in a cache, said cache object being stored on a storage medium; (ii) identifying at least one child object related to said cache object; and (iii) on inclusion of said cache object in said cache, including one or more of said identified child objects in said cache in an order according to criteria specified by a client application. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A data cache for storing a plurality of objects, said data cache comprising at least one cache object and at least one child object wherein said child object is related to said cache object and wherein said cache includes an indication of said relation;
- wherein said child objects are included in said cache in an order according to criteria specified by a client application.
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49. A data cache comprising a plurality of cache objects, a subset of said cache objects being related to one another, said cache being adapted to store, delete or replace said subset of said cache objects, wherein said subset comprises more than one cache object and wherein all members of said subset are related to one another;
- wherein said subset of said cache objects child objects are included in said data cache in an order according to criteria specified by a client application.
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