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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
A method for determining, storing, and managing names for agents and entities installed on a computer network is described. In one embodiment, a method is provided for providing a name service configured to provide unique identifiers and addresses for processes on a computer network. The name service includes a database of identifiers and addresses for the processes. A query is made to the name service that searches the database and the name service returns the answer.