Patent ID: 6874001
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of maintaining consistency of content of an object and metadata, said method including the steps of: storing said related metadata and a reference to said object in a table of a database, said object being stored externally to said database in an object store, said object capable of being edited independently of said related metadata, said reference used to obtain a handle for directly accessing or manipulating said external object; obtaining a version number embedded in an access token in said handle; comparing said embedded version number with a version number of a latest committed version of said externally stored object to determine if said handle refers to a current version of said externally stored object; permitting direct access to said externally stored object if said handle refers to a current version of said externally stored object; updating said externally stored object while said object is accessed without modifying said metadata in said database; and allowing access to said metadata in said database while said externally stored object is being uodated.