Patent ID: 6654759
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for access to objects in a tree (80) representing at least one system resource (11), said method using at least two protocols (Pa, Pb, Pc) and an interface (45) to access the objects in the tree via said protocols, characterized in that the method comprises at least one cycle comprising the following steps: making a request (87) designating a target object (81) to be accessed in the tree and having a scope of only one level below the target object; using an access protocol attribute (factory) of the target object (81) indicating an access protocol (Pc) of the target object to allow access to the target object via said interface; and obtaining via the request (87) a response, said response including at least a naming attribute of each object (82, 83) contained in the scope of the request, and, if at least one object contained in the scope of the request has an access protocol different from that of the target object, the access protocol attribute of this object.