EP0578207A2
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Method and system for naming and binding objects
Assignee: Microsoft Corp
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Filing: 1993-07-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-07-06
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for naming and binding data objects. In a preferred embodiment, a link to an object incorporated is stored as a moniker. A moniker is an object that encapsulates the information needed to access the incorporated data and provides methods which bind to the incorporated data.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert G. Atkinson
- 👤 Antony S. Williams
- 👤 Edward K. Jung
Bibliographic Details
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EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/448; G06F9/4488; G06F9/449; G06F9/30; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/28; G06F16/289; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/12; G06F40/131; G06F40/134; G06F40/137; G06F40/166; G06F40/174; G06F40/177; G06F40/18; G06F9/46; G06F9/465; G06F9/54; G06F9/543; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method in a computer system for linking an object within a first compound document to data that resides in a second compound document, the method comprising the steps of: instantiating a moniker object, the moniker object for storing information specifying the data in the second document and for providing methods for binding to the data in the second document; storing the moniker object in the first document; and invoking the binding method of the stored moniker object to bind to the data in the second document.
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