Method for sending a message to a group and the group...

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1997-05-02

2001-06-05

Courtenay, III, St. John (Department: 2151)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

Reexamination Certificate

active

06243763

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to object-oriented environments, and in particular to a method for sending messages to groups within an object-oriented system.
2. Description of Related Art
In object-oriented systems, there is often a need to send messages to classes and objects within the object-oriented system. Current methods for performing this task are not structured and are often complex. Such complex methods often result in numerous errors and inefficiencies throughout the object-oriented system, and are overly inflexible. What is needed, then, is a straightforward, efficient method for broadcasting messages within an object-oriented system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To overcome the limitations in the prior art described above, and to overcome other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding the present specification, the present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for sending a message to a group where the group then broadcasts the message to its members. The method comprises the steps of creating a first sending object and a group in the memory of a computer, the group being comprised of one or more receiving objects, sending a first message to the first sending object, sending a second message from the first sending object to the group based on a receipt of the first message, and broadcasting the second message to every receiving object in the group.
Various advantages and features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and form a part hereof. However, for a better understanding of the invention, its advantages, and the objectives obtained by its use, reference should be made to the drawings which form a further part hereof, and to accompanying descriptive matter, in which there is illustrated and described specific examples in accordance with the invention.


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