Mechanism by which platform independent software may bind to...

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2005-03-01

2005-03-01

Courtenay, III, St. John (Department: 2126)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Interprogram communication using message

Object oriented message

C719S321000, C717S118000

Reexamination Certificate

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06862735

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for a platform independent object to bind to and access platform dependent software are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a software object that includes a wrapper and an associated platform dependent software. The platform independent object calls the wrapper. The wrapper, in turn, directly calls the associated platform dependent method. In this way, a platform independent object accesses the platform dependent method by directly calling the wrapper associated with the method.

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