MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS

• US 20120102453A1
• Filed: 10/21/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Patch, Raymond, Chauhan, Rajeev
• Application Number:
  US12/908,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/108
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4488 Object-oriented

Abstract

Architecture that enables a software object to be a multi-dimensional object by associating additional dimensions to the object. The object, in addition to the actual data dimension, is now provided with inherent object dimensions that include, but are not limited to, a localization dimension, security dimension, version dimension, personalization dimension, and attributes dimension, for example. The actual data dimension and one or more inherent object dimensions can be added, changed, or modified in realtime. A mapping component maps object relationships between an in-memory form and a tabular form storable in a database. An application programming interface facilitates interaction with the object, and the actual data dimension, and the one or more inherent object dimensions.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented multi-dimension object system, comprising:

an object in association with an actual data dimension;

a dimension component that includes one or more inherent object dimensions in association with the object; and

a processor that executes computer-executable instructions associated with the object and dimension component.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the dimension component includes a localization dimension that facilitates storage of the object in one or more locations and retrieval of the object from the one or more locations.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the dimension component includes a security dimension that enables management of access to the object and object properties according to a specific user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the dimension component includes a version dimension that enables storage and retrieval of the object based on version information, and derivation of a history of changes to the object.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the dimension component includes a personalization dimension that stores personal information of a user in association with the object.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the dimension component includes an attributes dimension that enables attribution to a property of the object.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a programming interface for interacting with the object, the actual data dimension, and the one or more inherent object dimensions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the actual data dimension and one or more inherent object dimensions are added, changed, or modified in realtime.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a mapping component that maps object relationships between an in-memory form and a tabular form for storage in a relational database.

10. A computer-implemented multi-dimension object system, comprising:

an object in association with an actual data dimension;

a dimension component that includes one or more inherent object dimensions in association with the object, the actual data dimension and one or more inherent object dimensions are added, changed, or modified in realtime;

a mapping component that maps object relationships between an in-memory form and a tabular form for storage in a database;

a programming interface for interacting with the at least one of the object, the actual data dimension, or an inherent object dimension; and

a processor that executes computer-executable instructions associated with at least the object, dimension component, mapping component, and programming interface.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the dimension component includes a localization dimension that facilitates storage of the object in one or more locations and retrieval of the object from the one or more locations and a security dimension that enables management of access to the object and object properties according to a specific user.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the dimension component includes a version dimension that enables storage and retrieval of the object based on version information and a personalization dimension that stores personal information of a user in association with the object.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the object is searched according to at least one of the actual data dimension or an inherent object dimension.

14. A computer-implemented multi-dimension object method, comprising acts of:

receiving an object and an associated actual data dimension;

associating an additional inherent dimension with the object;

accessing at least one of the object, actual data dimension, or inherent dimension to interact therewith; and

utilizing a processor that executes instructions stored in memory to perform the acts of associating and accessing.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising adding, changing, or modifying the inherent dimension in realtime.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating and associating with the object an inherent localization dimension that facilitates storage of the object in one or more locations and retrieval of the object from the one or more locations.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating and associating with the object an inherent security dimension that enables management of access to the object and object properties according to a specific user.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating and associating with the object an inherent version dimension that enables storage and retrieval of the object based on version information, and derivation of a history of changes to the object.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating and associating with the object an inherent personalization dimension that stores personal information of a user in association with the object.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating and associating with the object an inherent attributes dimension that enables attribution to a property of the object.