In an object oriented repository, a method for treating a group of objects as a single object during execution of an operation
Patent 5557793 Issued on September 17, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 31, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 31, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for updating a block using record-level locks by committing the update if the block has not been updated by another process otherwise spinning Variant domains and variant maps in a versioned database management system Patent #: 5386559 InventorApplicationNo. 381574 filed on 01/31/1995US Classes:707/103R, Object-oriented database structure707/203Version managementExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Pham, C. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 013/00AbstractIn a computer system having a user interface, a memory and a database, a repository program operating in the computer system for accessing the database, the repository program executing a method for treating a group of objects as a single object. This method comprises the steps of retrieving a collection of references for a type from the repository; sorting out each reference in the collection of references that are composite references and have a versioned object type; for each sorted reference, retrieving objects from the reference; and calling up current operations for each retrieved object.Other References
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