发明名称 OBJECT MANAGEMENT FACILITY FOR MAINTAINING DATA IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM
摘要 A computer having a file management system is presented. The file management system includes a plurality of application programs (101, 106), a plurality of data files (221 to 223) a plurality of class data structures and a plurality of object data structures (202 to 210). Each class data structure includes a reference to an application program within the plurality of application programs. Each object data structure includes a reference to a class data structure from the plurality of class data structures and a reference to at least one data file from the plurality of data files. The use of object data structures adds a layer between a user of the computer and data files. This allows for the computer to refer to an object data structure and access files associated therewith using a tag which is inaccessible to the user. The user refers to an object based on the physical location of the object on the screen. Additionally, the file management system includes a plurality of link data structures, each link data structure including a reference to a first object data structure in the plurality of object data structures which serves as a parent object of the link, and including a reference to a second object data structure in the plurality of object data structures which serves as a child object of the link.
申请公布号 AU3307489(A) 申请公布日期 1989.10.26
申请号 AU19890033074 申请日期 1989.04.17
申请人 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 发明人 JOHN ANDREW DYSART;PETER STUART SHOWMAN;WILLIAM M. CROW;PETER MICHAEL WILLIAMS;BRIAN WRIGHT MCBRIDE;JOHN RODNEY FRANCIS SENIOR;CHARLES H. WHELAN;BRIAN MURDOCK
分类号 G06F9/44;G06F9/46;G06F9/54;G06F12/00;G06F17/30 主分类号 G06F9/44
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