METHOD AND SERVICE FOR STORING RECORDS CONTAINING EXECUTABLE OBJECTS

摘要

The present invention describes a method and service for storing data wherein objects of varying class or class structure may be stored, searched and retrieved. A data store comprised of a plurality of records (2) is shown. Each record is comprised of an object (10) which ay in turn be further comprised of a plurality of objects and a meta-descript (4). The meta-descriptor is comprised of a universally unique identifier (6) (UUID) and a criterion (8) which may in turn be comprised of an object. In addition to storing objects which are comprised of flat data such as text and numbers, the service is capable of storing and running objects that are executable methods. Examples of such functions include securiy, archiving, purching, and notification.