Distributed framework for intertask communication between workstation applications
US6647432B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/543
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Distributed Framework Intertask Communication Method and Apparatus providing a method for communicating between applications using an extensible communication protocol with an intuitive user interface allowing the user to easily visualize and control the connectivity between applications. The user transmits an interest object associated with an event from a first application to a server. The server then retransmits that interest object to a second application. When the second application practices that event, information concerning the practice of that event is transmitted directly from the second application to the first application without routing that event information through the server. Each client application includes a human interface code, for controlling the window display of the particular client application on the workstation, and a framework code for directing and controlling the communication and transmission of the interest objects and events between the first client application and a plurality of other client applications.
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