Patent ID: 7016922
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for storing object data of a requested file in an object-oriented computer system, comprising: obtaining a request to save a file in a requested file version, wherein the file contains an object; determining if the requested file version is earlier than an object introduction version of the object; saving the file by streaming out data representing an instance of the object, to the file, in the requested file version if the requested file version is equal to or later than the object introduction version, wherein the data comprises actual methods and attributes of the object; and saving the file by streaming out the data representing the instance of the object, to the file, in the object introduction version if the requested file version is earlier than the object introduction version; wherein the requested file version is different from a current version of a computer application that is performing the saving.