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Native objects accessible by platform neutral API

US8060856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

AOl · US

Inventors

David Besbris · Reston, US
Donald Eaves · Aldie, US
Brian Regan Johnson · Ashburn, US
Gary Wayne Packard · Haymarket, US
John D. Robinson · South Riding, US
Xiaopeng Zhang · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2005
Grant date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/462
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object is developed using an operating system neutral application programming interface (API). The object is complied for a designated operating system that includes native objects and supports an API for accessing native objects of the operating system. The compiled object includes logic code, a native object interop for accessing the logic code using the API for accessing native objects of the operating system, and a platform-neutral interop for accessing the logic code using the operating system neutral API.

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