JP2007503051A5 - - Google Patents

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A method for customizing separate storable information units,
Defining an initial separate storable unit of information having a type structure;
Defining a representative of the extension of the desired additional data structure;
Adding the extension to the type structure of the initial separate storable information unit;
Creating a new separate storable information unit.   The method of claim 1, wherein the extension cannot exist separately from the type structure of the new separate storable information unit. Defining a plurality of extensions, each extension representing a desired additional data structure; and
The method of claim 1, further comprising adding the extension to the mold structure of the initial separate storable information unit.   The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of extensions are used to model overlapping type instances.   A method of extending a "property" that constitutes a composite property type that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, wherein a strongly typed instance ("extension") for extending said "property" The extension comprises a separate storable unit of information that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system and is associated with the “property”.   The method according to claim 5, wherein the “extension” is added to the “property”.   6. The “extension” cannot exist separately from the “property”, and when the “property” does not exist, the “extension” does not exist. the method of.   6. The method of claim 5, wherein the “property” is extended by a plurality of “extensions”.   The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of "extensions" are used to model overlapping type instances.   A method by which a hardware / software interface system organizes and efficiently queries a plurality of “items”, said “items” being individually storable information that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system The plurality of “items” comprises a first “relation” that relates a first “item” and a second “item”, and the method includes the first “item”. For the instantiation of a third “item” that is a subtyped instance, the third “item” has a “relationship” from the first “item” to the second “item”. Including automatically inheriting.   For an instantiation of a fourth “item” that is a subtyped instance of the second “item”, the fourth “item” is changed from the second “item” to the first The method of claim 10, comprising automatically inheriting a “relationship” with an “item”.   12. The fourth "item" includes automatically inheriting a "relationship" with the third "item" from the second "item". Method.   For each of the first plurality of subtyped instances of the first “item”, each of the first plurality of subtyped instances includes the first item from the first “item”. The method according to claim 10, wherein the “relationship” between the two “items” is automatically inherited.   For each second subtyped instance of the second “item”, each of the second plurality of subtyped instances is further from the second “item”, 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the "relationship" with the first "item" is automatically inherited.   Each of the first plurality of subtyped instances automatically inherits a "relationship" from the first "item" to the second plurality of subtyped instances. The method according to claim 14.   Each of the second plurality of subtyped instances automatically inherits a “relationship” from the second “item” to each of the first plurality of subtyped instances. The method of claim 15, wherein: A hardware / software interface system that handles multiple separate storable information units,
Defining an initial separate storable unit of information having a type structure;
Define a representative of the extension of the desired additional data structure,
Adding the extension to the type structure of the initial separate storable information unit;
A system comprising a subsystem for creating a new separate storable information unit.   18. The hardware / software interface system of claim 17, wherein the extension cannot exist separately from the type structure of the new separate storable information unit. Define multiple such extensions, each extension representing the desired additional data structure,
The hardware / software interface system of claim 17, further comprising a subsystem for adding the extension to the type structure of the initial separate storable information unit.   A hardware / software interface system that handles multiple “properties”, said “properties” comprising a composite property type that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, said system being strongly typed A subsystem that extends a “property” using a separate instance (“extension”), wherein the “extension” constitutes a separate storable information unit that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system A system characterized by   The system according to claim 20, wherein the "extension" is added to the "property".   21. The “extension” cannot exist separately from the “property”, and when the “property” does not exist, the “extension” does not exist. System.   The system of claim 20, wherein the "property" is extended by a plurality of "extensions". A hardware / software interface system that handles a plurality of “items”, wherein the “items” constitute separate storable information units that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system, the system comprising: Comprising a subsystem for organizing and efficiently querying a plurality of “items”, wherein the plurality of “items” includes a first relationship relating a first “item” and a second “item”; The subsystem is
Automatically automating the relationship between the third “item” and the second “item” for the instantiation of a third “item” that is a subtyped instance of the first “item” Established
Auto-relationship between the fourth “item” and the first “item” for the instantiation of the fourth “item”, which is a subtyped instance of the second “item” And automatically establishing a relationship between the fourth “item” and the first “item”. For each of the first plurality of subtyped instances of the first “item” and for each of the second plurality of subtyped instances of the second “item” The subsystem is
Automatically establishing a relationship with the second “item” for each of the first plurality of subtyped instances;
Automatically establishing a relationship with the first "item" for each of the second plurality of subtyped instances, and for each of the first plurality of subtyped instances 25. The system of claim 24, automatically establishing a relationship with each of the second plurality of subtyped instances.   A hardware / software interface system that handles multiple “items”, wherein “items” constitute separate storable information units that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system, A subsystem that extends an “item” using a typed instance (“extension”), the “extension” being a separate storable information unit that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system The system characterized by comprising.   27. The system of claim 26, wherein the “extension” is added to the “item”.   27. The “extension” cannot exist separately from the “item”, and when the “item” does not exist, the “extension” does not exist. System.   27. The system of claim 26, wherein the "item" is extended by a plurality of "extensions".   A hardware / software interface system that handles multiple “properties”, said “properties” comprising a composite property type that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, said system being strongly typed A subsystem that extends a “property” using a separate instance (“extension”), wherein the “extension” constitutes a separate storable information unit that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system A system characterized by   The system of claim 30, wherein the "extension" is added to the "property".   31. The “extension” cannot exist separately from the “property”, and when the “property” does not exist, the “extension” does not exist. System.   The system of claim 30, wherein the "property" is extended by a plurality of "extensions". A hardware / software interface system that handles a plurality of “items”, wherein the “items” constitute separate storable information units that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system, the system comprising: Comprising a subsystem for organizing and efficiently querying a plurality of “items”, wherein the plurality of “items” includes a first relationship relating a first “item” and a second “item”; The subsystem is
Automatically automating the relationship between the third “item” and the second “item” for the instantiation of a third “item” that is a subtyped instance of the first “item” Established
Auto-relationship between the fourth “item” and the first “item” for the instantiation of the fourth “item”, which is a subtyped instance of the second “item” And automatically establishing a relationship between the fourth “item” and the first “item”. For each of the first plurality of subtyped instances of the first “item” and for each of the second plurality of subtyped instances of the second “item” The subsystem is
Automatically establishing a relationship with the second “item” for each of the first plurality of subtyped instances;
Automatically establishing a relationship with the first "item" for each of the second plurality of subtyped instances, and for each of the first plurality of subtyped instances 35. The system of claim 34, automatically establishing a relationship with each of the second plurality of subtyped instances.   A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions for extending an "item" that constitutes a separate storable unit of information that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, the strict for extending said "item" Instructions relating to the use of typed instances (“extensions”), wherein the “extensions” constitute separate storable information units that can be handled by the hardware / software interface system, "Is added to the" item ", and when the" item "does not exist, the" extension "does not exist.   A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that extend a "property" that constitutes a composite property type that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, the strongly typed for extending said "property" Instructions relating to the use of a separate instance ("extension"), wherein said "extension" constitutes a separate storable information unit that can be handled by said hardware / software interface system, said "extension" A computer-readable medium that is added to a “property” so that when the “property” does not exist, the “extension” does not exist. A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions for organizing and efficiently querying "items" comprising separate storable units of information that can be handled by a hardware / software interface system, the computer readable instructions comprising:
Instantiating a first “item”, a second “item”, and a first “relation” relating the first “item” and the second “item”;
Instantiating a third “item” that is a subtyped instance of the first “item”;
A computer readable medium comprising instructions for automatically establishing an inherited "relationship" between the third "item" and the second "item". Instantiating a fourth “item” which is a subtyped instance of the second “item”;
The computer-readable medium of claim 38, further comprising instructions for automatically establishing an inherited "relationship" between the fourth "item" and the first "item".   40. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, further comprising instructions for automatically establishing an inherited "relationship" between the third "item" and the fourth "item".