Object oriented computer interface supporting interactive networked applications
US5826085A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/465
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object oriented interactive application interface for facilitating application program development in a networked computer system providing on-line services is disclosed. The present invention is an Interactive Application Object module (IAO), comprising a client side portion and a server side portion, that facilitates the development of client applications for interaction with a server across a network. The IAO comprises a set of software objects that include interfaces and methods for implementing a client on-line service application at a high abstraction layer. The IAO provides high level objects for use by a client application for handling a large set of interactive system and business functions. On the client device, the IAO insulates the client application from the implementation details of a particular low level network interface. On the server side, the IAO integrates the a media server functionality and a services module with a conventional robust relational database and a conventional text server for persistent storage and retrieval of user system and business information. The application interface of the present invention comprises, 1) a client application interface f…
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