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Apparatus and method for providing common behavior across different processing levels in an object oriented framework

US6199197A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Jan Olof Engstrom · Stockholm, SE
Timothy Graser · Rochester, US
Barbara Regine Proske · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 1998
Grant date	Mar 6, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/289
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an object oriented computer system, a framework mechanism defines behavior that may be accessed by different processing levels in the framework. A shared policy corresponding to the behavior is defined. A policy usage view is defined that includes one or more methods for accessing attributes required by the shared policy. A view adapter is also defined that provides an implementation for invoking the methods on the policy usage view. When a processing level needs the behavior defined by the shared policy, the methods on the view adapter are invoked, which retrieve the required attributes for the shared policy.

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