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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1992
Laura K Bell, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Janis D Jones, Carrollton, TX (US);
Daniel J Kardell, Keller, TX (US);
Thanh-Nha Nguyen, Irving, TX (US);
Keith A Varga, Irving, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for the minimization of conflicting activities with respect to an object stored within a data processing system are disclosed. An object within a data processing system may be the subject of multiple activities by users of that system. A temporary record of all current activities with respect to an object is stored within a state mask which has been established in association with that object. Thereafter, prior to permitting a proposed activity, the state mask is utilized to automatically determine if the proposed activity represents a conflict with an existing activity.