Patent ID: 7761473
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable medium that includes a computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed perform actions, comprising: instantiating an item reference, the item reference including a first field, a second field, and a third field, the first field capable of storing an identifier of a first file of a file system, the second field capable of storing an identifier of a second file of the file system, the third field capable of storing one or more properties associated with a type of the item reference, the item reference indicating a relationship between the first file and the second file; placing the identifier of the first file in the first field; and performing a computerized query that utilizes the relationship to identify the second file, the query having criteria that applies to the second file; wherein the item reference is of a type that inherits properties from ancestors of the item reference.