Methods and apparatus for implementing data bases to provide object-oriented invocation of applications
Patent 5280610 Issued on January 18, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 18, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 18, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesObject-oriented parallel processing system, including concept objects and instance objects for messages exchanging between objects Process and apparatus for manipulating a boundless data stream in an object oriented programming system Integration of data between typed objects by mutual, direct invocation between object managers corresponding to object types Method and apparatus for accessing a relational database without exiting an object-oriented environment Patent #: 5212787 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 567298 filed on 08/14/1990US Classes:707/103R, Object-oriented database structure707/9, Privileged access719/315Object oriented messageExaminersPrimary: Lee, Thomas C.Assistant: Wang, George Y. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 015/40G06F 012/00 AbstractThe system for organizing communication among applications in a data processing network includes data bases and data base control means. The data bases include method entries, message entries, and class entries. Method entries refer to commands or other mechanisms used to invoke applications. Message entries each represent a type of operation which can be performed on instances in a class which correspond to that message and identify a method map which contains one or more references to method entries stored in the data base. Class entries, each of which is unique in a data base, contain information about classes consisting of instances which have common characteristics as well as identifying a corresponding group of message entries. The data base control means includes an invoker for identifying a method entry corresponding to the instance identifier and type of operation identified in a request for remote invocation of an application, and a dispatcher for transmitting the command identified in the method entry to the remote application. The system may include data bases in a data processing network comprised of one or more platforms or nodes and may be either global data bases accessible to the entire network or local data bases, each of which is accessible to only a part of the network.Other References
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