×

Object management facility for maintaining data in a computer system

  • US 4,953,080 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1988
  • Issued: 08/28/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer having a file management system, the file management system comprising:

  • a plurality of application programs;

    a plurality of data files containing data created by application programs from the plurality of application programs;

    a plurality of class data structures, each class data structure including a reference to an application program from the plurality of application programs; and

    a plurality of object data structures, each object data structure includinga reference to a class data structure from the plurality of class data structures,a reference to at least one data file from the plurality of data files,a text stirring which identifies the object to a user, anda tag which is hidden from the user and which identifies the object data structure to the computer, wherein the value of the tag is in no way derived from the text string.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×