Method and system for interfacing components via aggregate components formed by aggregating the components each with an instance of a component manager
US5517645A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/449
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for managing the connection of client components to an interface implemented by a server component. In a preferred embodiment, a user component provides an implementation of an interface and a description of the interface. A component manager aggregates the user component into itself to form a server component. When a client requests a connection to the interface, the component manager retrieves a reference to the interface from the user component and sends the reference to the client components. In a preferred embodiment, the component manager tracks the client components connected through an interface. A user component may also provide multiple interfaces to client components which the component manager also tracks.
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