System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers

• US 7,873,682 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2010
• Issued: 01/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Texas Secure Authentication, LLC
• Original Assignee: Incandescent, Inc.
• Inventors: De Angelo, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CAM LINH T
• Application Number:
  US12/691,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20100161660A1
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 707/694, 707/705, 707/706, 707/736, 707/758, 707/790, 707/793, 707/802, 707/821, 707/822
• US Class Current: 707/822
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

A search query may be run against a plurality of container registers encapsulated and logically defined in a plurality of containers to identify one or more container registers responsive to the search query. Thereafter, a list characterizing the identified containers may be provided. Related methods, apparatus, computer program products, and computer systems are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining identification information for a first container using a first gateway having a first processor;

determining identification information for a second container using a second gateway having a second processor;

determining whether an interaction between the first container and the second container can occur using the first gateway and a first register of the first container;

determining whether the interaction between the first container and the second container can occur using the second gateway and a second register of the second container; and

performing the interaction between the first and second containers prescribed by the first gateway and the first register of the first container if the interaction between the first container and the second container can occur, wherein the first gateway and the second gateway collect and store register information from the first container and the second container, the register information including container interaction information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining identification information for the first and second containers is performed by reading respective identification registers of the first and second containers.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising altering a first register of the first container and a second register of the second container to reflect the interaction between the first container and the second container.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising adding a first register to the first container based on a second register in the second container and the second gateway.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein performing the interaction between the first and second containers also uses the second gateway and the second register of the second container to determine the prescribe action to be taken.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the first container should add an identified register of the second container as a new third register of the first container using an acquire register and the first gateway of the first container; and

adding the new third register to the first container if it is determined that the new third register should be added to the first container.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the first gateway of the first container based on the interaction between the first container and the second container.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein modifying includes modifying rules of an expert system that forms the first gateway of the first container.

9. A system, comprising:

a computer system in communication with a network; and

a software program installed on the computer system, the software program causing the computer system to;

determine identification information for a first container using a first gateway;

determine identification information for a second container using a second gateway;

determine whether an interaction between the first container and the second container can occur using the first gateway and a first register of the first container;

determine whether the interaction between the first container and the second container can occur using the second gateway and a second register of the second container; and

perform the interaction between the first and second containers prescribed by the first gateway and the first register of the first container if the interaction between the first container and the second container can occur, wherein the first gateway and the second gateway collect and store register information from the first container and the second container, the register information including container interaction information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein determining identification information for the first and second containers is performed by reading respective identification registers of the first and second containers.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the software program further causes the computer system to alter a first register of the first container and a second register of the second container to reflect the interaction between the first container and the second container.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the software program further causes the computer system to add a first register to the first container based on a second register in the second container and the second gateway.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein performing the interaction between the first and second containers also uses the second gateway and the second register of the second container to determine the prescribe action to be taken.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the software program further causes the computer system to:

determine whether the first container should add an identified register of the second container as a new third register of the first container using an acquire register and the first gateway of the first container; and

add the new third register to the first container if it is determined that the new third register should be added to the first container.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the software program further causes the computer system to modify the first gateway of the first container based on the interaction between the first container and the second container.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein modifying includes modifying rules of an expert system that forms the first gateway of the first container.