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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
T. David Evans, Rutland, MA (US);
T. David Evans, Rutland, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A technique enables managing distribution of well-defined objects. The technique involves maintaining a database of well-defined objects and a registry of identifiers. The technique further involves receiving an object request from a client device. The object request includes a particular identifier. The technique further involves providing (i) all of the well-defined objects from the database in response to the well-defined object request when the particular identifier of the well-defined object request is at least as recent as the most recent identifier in the registry, and alternatively (ii) less than all of the well-defined objects from the database in response to the well-defined object request when the particular identifier of the well-defined object request is not as recent as the most recent identifier in the registry. Accordingly, an older client device can be prohibited from receiving a newer well-defined object thereby preventing the older client device from attempting to construct the newer object and inadvertently failing.