Patent ID: 6105057
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method in a computer network system for locking network assets, comprising the steps of:formulating, at a client, a network mutex (NM) request, wherein a lock on a network asset is requested;transmitting said NM request from said client to a server;determining whether said network asset may be locked in response to said NM request;locking said network asset in response to the determination; andwherein the step of determining further comprises the steps of:determining whether an existing NM software module is of a substantially similar type to a requesting software module and whether a sharable option is enabled for the existing NM; andincrementing a reference counter if said existing NM software module is of a substantially similar type to said requesting software module and said sharable option is enabled for the existing NM.