Promotion of features in reusable software component types
US7096457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the process of hierarchical composition of software component types, the reusability of software component types is improved through the “promotion of features”. That is, a feature of an instance of a predetermined software component type may be promoted to a software component type containing instances of the predetermined software component type. The promoted feature may then be customized when the containing software component type is instantiated.
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