System and method for administering a meta database as an integral component of an information server
Patent 6061692 Issued on May 9, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 4, 2017. 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.
November 4, 2017. 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 ReferencesDual namespace client having long and short filenames Method and system for storing configuration data into a common registry Controlling access to objects in a hierarchical database System and method for performing defined actions when grafting the name space of one storage medium into the name space of another storage medium Patent #: 5991777 Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 963894 filed on 11/04/1997US Classes:707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE707/10Distributed or remote accessExaminersPrimary: Alam, Hosain T.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractAn information server adapted to service requests for information has an integral database containing configuration information, application information, and/or content information. The information in the database is stored in a hierarchical fashion with elements that correspond, in some degree, with physical storage structure or individual information objects on the information server. Path names received in information requests are broken into constituent components and are used to retrieve configuration information, application information, and/or content information from the database and information objects from physical storage. In the database properties stored at one hierarchical level may be inherited by lower hierarchical levels. The database is preferably provided with a programmatic interface that allows concurrent access to and administration of the database. Mechanisms to notify registered users of changes or events that occur with respect to the database are implemented.Other References
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