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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Louis Ardoin, Clamart, FR;
Richard M. Eade, Madison, AL (US);
Robert Patience, Hunrsville, AL (US);
Alain Falasse, Paris, FR;
Dave L. Brann, Huntsville, AL (US);
Gerard J. Attilio, Madison, AL (US);
Alfredo Arce, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
Intergraph Software Technologies Company, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/780 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/780 ;
Abstract
A method for maintaining relationships between entities in a computer system, each entity having a plurality nodes, includes the steps of: modifying one of the plurality of nodes; searching for a plurality of dependent nodes from the plurality of nodes coupled to the one node; ordering the plurality of dependent nodes into an order; and evaluating the plurality of dependent nodes in the order.