Apparatus for dynamically reading/writing multiple object file formats through use of object code readers/writers interfacing with generalized object file format interface and applications programmers' interface
US5740469A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for allowing a single software Tool (136) to read and write multiple Object File Formats utilize dynamically configurable and loadable Object File Readers (131) and Writers (139). A separate Reader (131) and Writer (139) can be implemented for each different Object File Format and variations thereof. Tools (136) communicate with the Readers (131) and Writers (139) using a Generalized Object File Program Interface (124). This Interface (124) utilizes Data Structures implementing a Generalized Object File Internal Representation (122) and an Applications Programmers Interface (120).
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