Method and system for transparently transforming objects for application programs
US6230310A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/76
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software object management system incorporated in a computer operating system utilizes a suite of transformations to convert objects between software object formats not native to an application program, and those which are a native software object type. In addition to formatting, transformations are also applied to change the location of an object and authenticate the object. With this approach, applications programs need not have the ability to handle any type of object other than their native types. The operating system does the transformations in a manner that is transparent to the application program. Additional transformations can be added to the operating system without modifying the application programs.
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