Method for notifying client applications of events in a shared application in a computer system
US5805886A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/542
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for notifying a client application program of an event in a shared application program in a computer system is disclosed. A client application program executing in the computer system registers a callback function during startup. The shared application program senses the event and maps the event to one of a set of registered client application programs. The callback function of the appropriate client application program is then invoked such that the callback function passes parameters for the event to the client application program.
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