Supporting interactions between different versions of software for accessing remote objects
US7055147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates interactions between different versions of software that support remote object invocations. During operation, the system receives a reference to an object that is implemented on a server. Next, the system identifies one or more versions of the object supported by the reference, wherein each successive version of the object inherits methods from a preceding version of the object. The system then invokes a method on the object that is supported by the one or more versions of the object.
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