Patent ID: 7949682
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a computer, including a memory; a hierarchical namespace stored in the memory of the computer, the hierarchical namespace including at least one hierarchical container, said hierarchical container including a first hierarchical object; and a cache stored in the memory of the computer, the cache designed to store at least one association, said association including a reference to said first hierarchical object, a combination of a set of flat names and a locality of reference cue for said set of flat names, said set of flat names including at least three flat names and configured to map to at least said first hierarchical object and a second hierarchical object in the hierarchical namespace, said locality of reference cue obtained by the computer for purposes other than identifying said first hierarchical object and, in combination with the set of flat names, assisting in identifying said reference to said first hierarchical object; if the cache contains the combination of the set of flat names and the locality of reference cue, means for attempting to map the set of flat names to the first hierarchical object whose reference is associated with the combination of the set of flat names and the locality of reference cue, so that, if the cache includes said association, said first hierarchical object is located when a user provides said set of flat names.