Patent ID: 7185027
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a call from a first agent desiring to write an entry into a persistent store having a notification service; receiving the entry as a general entry of a first version from the first agent; using an entry matrix that stores definitions of entries and contents of the entries, converting the entry to a versioned entry by mapping fields in the general entry to fields of a first versioned entry; inserting the versioned entry into the persistent store; using the notification service to provide notification to agents of insertion of the versioned entry; performing a lookup operation to locate the versioned entry by a second agent having a different codebase than a codebase of the first agent; and using the entry matrix, converting the versioned object to a general object by mapping the fields of the first versioned entry back to the fields of the general object allowing the second agent to make a match.