Patent ID: 8819086
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of organizing instance names in a hierarchical system, comprising: receiving a description of a hierarchical system, wherein the hierarchical system includes plurality of instances arranged in different branches in a plurality of hierarchical levels in a physical data structure; creating an instance name data structure configured to describe the plurality of instances in the hierarchical system, wherein the instance name data structure comprises a map of indexes and an array of offsets configured to access naming information in a subsequent level, wherein the creating the instance name data structure further comprises: traversing the hierarchical system; generating the array of offsets configured to describe a starting location of an instance at a next level of the hierarchical system; and generating a corresponding map of indexes, wherein each index is configured to reference an instance in a subsequent level in the instance name data structure; and associating names of instances in the hierarchical system to a corresponding set of unique integers, wherein the corresponding set of unique integers are arranged in a sequential manner.