Method of creating and using system-independent software components
US6332210A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software application is analyzed to identify its "core functionalities", and object-oriented core objects containing no application-specific control behavior are created to perform these essential functions. The event traces in which the core objects participate are identified, and this control behavior is embodied in one or more "control objects", which invoke the operation of various core objects as needed to execute a particular event trace. Because the core functionalities and control behaviors are separated, the core objects are application-independent, and can be re-used in other applications without modification by modifying their associated control objects to different application-specific event traces. The control object can be a higher level "segment controller", controlling the program flow among a group of core objects which perform a particular function, or a "core object controller" which serves the same function for a group of lower-level objects which make up a core object. Core object reusability is further enhanced by using "view managers", i.e., one or more objects which serve as a communication interface between "server" core objects and their "client" objects…
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