US Patent Issued to Oracle International on Sept. 16 for "Determining a resolution state of an anchor constant associated with an application programming interface (API) point" (Vermont, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,133, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Oracle International Corp. (Redwood Shores, Calif.).

"Determining a resolution state of an anchor constant associated with an application programming interface (API) point" was invented by John Robert Rose (San Jose, Calif.) and Brian Goetz (Williston, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parametric constant resolves to different values in different contexts, but a single value within a particular context. An anchor constant is a parametric constant that allows for a degree of parametricity for an API point. The context for the anchor constant is provided by a caller to the API point. The anc...