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System and method for storing and retrieving objects

  • US 6,484,247 B1
  • Filed: 06/25/1999
  • Issued: 11/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for storing an object hierarchy having a plurality of objects, the method comprising steps of:

  • a) storing, in a data stream located in a volatile memory, the data stream having a format, data of a first object having a reference to a second object;

    b) storing, in the data stream, the reference to the second object in the data stream;

    c) storing, in the data stream, data of the second object; and

    d) storing each of the plurality of objects of the object hierarchy in a single data stream, the data stream being stored in a non-volatile memory in a format structurally equivalent to the format of the data stream located in the volatile memory.

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