Distributed pluggable middleware services
US8276167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Plug-in configurable middleware is provided for managing distributed applications. The middleware includes at least one core runtime engine configured as a plurality of concurrent instantiations on one or more hosts within a distributed architecture. These hosts can represent separate nodes or a single node within the architecture. Each core runtime engine instance provides the minimum amount of functionality required to support the instantiation of one or more plug-ins within that core runtime engine instance. Each core runtime engine instance is in communication with other concurrent core runtime engine instances and can share the functionality of plug-in instances with the other core runtime engine instances, for example through the use of proxies. A plurality of personalities representing pre-defined functions is defined and one of more of these personalities is associated with each core runtime engine instance. A plurality of pre-defined plug-ins are defined and associated with the personalities.
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