Patent ID: 7660817

Claim:
In a computer system having a file system in which objects are represented as unique items, a method for managing information within the file system, and to thereby transform the file system, the method comprising: generating, by operation of a computing device, a first unique item in the file system corresponding to a representation of content and content state information of an object, including at least one field associated with the representation of content, wherein a field of the at least one field corresponds to a link to at least one additional unique item utilized in conjunction with the representation of content state information by the first unique item, and wherein the first unique item generated corresponds to a concept history and includes links to at least one unique item embodying a distinct version of the concept, the distinct version of the concept comprising a distinct version of a document and a corresponding unique database object, wherein the document and the corresponding unique database object are defined on the file system; and wherein the content includes at least one instantiated software application on a graphical user interface, and the content state information includes information about the object that spans and relates multiple unique items.