Patent
1996-11-06
2000-02-29
Swann, Tod R.
G06F 1540
Patent
active
06031995&
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for data processing objects having a number of attributes includes a sequence of object lists, each having data for identifying attribute values for at least one object. In a vector implementation, the object lists may be associated with a number of different objects. Each object list has a one-to-one correspondence between associated objects and local configuration steams that have configuration data indicative of the data structure for attributes of the object. In addition to the object lists, a global configuration stream is linked to form an object sequence. The global configuration stream includes configuration data indicative of the arrangement of the object lists. In a list implementation, each object list has linked smart pointers to locations in a memory pool that is used to store the attribute values. In the preferred embodiment, the object lists and/or the attribute smart pointers are indexed to increase traversal speed for enhanced performance.
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McHugh Terry
Smithers Matthew
Swann Tod R.
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