Patent ID: 6611845
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for managing sets of objects comprising the steps of:(a) providing a first set node and a second set node based upon a defined set of data objects; (b) associating a first constraint node with the first set node and a second constraint node with the second set node, wherein the first constraint node references constraints for the first set node and the second constraint node references constraints for the second set node; (c) providing one or more object nodes based upon the objects; (d) obtaining object metadata from the one or more object nodes; (e) associating at least one object node with the first and second set nodes, wherein the at least one object node is subject to the constraints referenced by both the first and second constraint nodes; (f) detecting that the first set node has been modified and delivering a notification to the first constraint node; and (g) mining the object metadata of the at least one object node, so that the constraints referenced by the first and second constraint nodes are satisfied.