Object distribution

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2002-10-15

2010-06-29

Follansbee, John (Department: 2451)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C709S218000, C709S226000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C717S108000, C717S116000

Reexamination Certificate

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07747715

ABSTRACT:
A method of locating objects in a distributed electronic environment comprising defining a plurality of object-types, which object-types are assigned a plurality of attributes, one attribute being an object-precedence attribute. A plurality of home locations for objects are defined. When a new object is instantiated, which object has associations with other objects, the new object is located at the home location of the existing object which has the highest precedence value of all the associated objects.

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