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Object-oriented computer environment and related method

  • US 5,838,970 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1997
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of managing an object-oriented computer environment for use by a plurality of users comprising the steps of:

  • providing a plurality of objects stored in object implementation repositories for performing object operations, each of said objects having a life cycle including object creation, object activation and object deletion;

    providing a plurality of object brokers to manage said objects in performance of said object operations;

    storing, in a plurality of location repositories separate from said object implementation repositories, location information identifying the storage locations of respective ones of said object implementation repositories;

    causing the object brokers to access the information in at least one of said repositories during the life cycles of one or more of said objects; and

    using the information within the repositories during the life cycles of said objects to manage the use of system resources by said objects.

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