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Method and apparatus for providing application specific strategies to a JAVA platform including start and stop policies

US7177934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2001
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/468
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An invention is disclosed for a control module, executed as part of an application, that includes application-specific strategies for the application, yet can be coded using the JAVA programming language. In one embodiment, a system for providing application-specific strategies to a JAVA platform is disclosed that includes a runtime subsystem and an application, which includes a control module in communication with the runtime subsystem. The application further includes a plurality of service modules in communication with the control module. The control module includes application-specific policies for the application, which are programmed using a JAVA programming language. The control module manages the service modules, and also is capable of starting a child application by starting a child control module, which is part of the child application.

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