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Method of customizing application software in inserter systems
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing: 1995-04-18
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2015-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A method of customizing application software in an inserting system includes the steps of providing a system baseline program for operating the inserting system in a standard baseline mode, and providing a dynamic link library (DLL) including a table of features to be included in the inserting system and an application routine corresponding to each of the features. A call table in the system baseline program is linked with an address for each feature corresponding to the location of the application program for the feature. The DLL is customized based on information received from the baseline program. Each of the features is called when indicated in the system baseline program and information is provided to each DLL application program corresponding to the feature. The information is modified to make the system baseline program execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the machine. A sub-dynamic link library (sub-DLL) is provided for further customization. The sub-DLL includes a table of sub-features to be included in the inserting system and an application sub-routine corresponding to each of the sub-features. The sub-DLL is similarly integrated with the DLL and called by the DLL routines.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward P. Daniels, Jr.
- 👤 Clare E. Woodman
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F8/00; G06F8/70; G06F8/71
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of customizing application software in an inserting system, comprising the steps of: providing a system baseline program for operating the inserting system in a standard baseline mode; providing a dynamic link library (DLL) including a table of features to be included in the inserting system and an application routine corresponding to each of the features; integrating into a call table in the system baseline program an address for each feature corresponding to the location of the application program for the feature; customizing the DLL based on information received from the baseline program; calling each of the features when indicated in the system baseline program; providing information to each DLL application program corresponding to the feature; modifying the information to make the system baseline program execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the machine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of customizing application software in an inserting system, comprising the steps of: providing a system baseline program for operating the inserting system in a standard baseline mode; providing a dynamic link library (DLL) including a table of features to be included in the inserting system and an application routine corresponding to each of the features; integrating into a call table in the system baseline program an address for each feature corresponding to the location of the application program for the feature; customizing the DLL based on information received from the baseline program; calling each of the features when indicated in the system baseline program; providing information to each DLL application program corresponding to the feature; modifying the information to make the system baseline program execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the machine.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of customizing application software in an inserting system, comprising the steps of: providing a system baseline program for operating the inserting system in a standard baseline mode; providing a dynamic link library (DLL) including a table of features to be included in the inserting system and an application routine corresponding to each of the features; integrating into a call table in the system baseline program an address for each feature corresponding to the location of the application program for the feature; customizing the DLL based on information received from the baseline program; calling each of the features when indicated in the system baseline program; modifying the information to make the system baseline program execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the machine; providing a sub-dynamic link library (sub-DLL) including a table of sub-features to be included in the inserting system and an application sub-routine corresponding to each of the sub-features; integrating into a sub-DLL call table in the DLL an address for each sub-feature corresponding to the location of the DLL routine for the sub-feature; customizing the sub-DLL based on information received from the DLL; calling each of the sub-features when indicated in the DLL; providing information to each sub-DLL sub-routine corresponding to the sub-feature; modifying the information to make the DLL execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the inserting system.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of customizing application software in an inserting system, comprising the steps of: providing a system baseline program for operating the inserting system in a standard baseline mode; providing a dynamic link library (DLL) including a table of features to be included in the inserting system and an application routine corresponding to each of the features; integrating into a call table in the system baseline program an address for each feature corresponding to the location of the application program for the feature; customizing the DLL based on information received from the baseline program; calling each of the features when indicated in the system baseline program; modifying the information to make the system baseline program execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the machine; providing a sub-dynamic link library (sub-DLL) including a table of sub-features to be included in the inserting system and an application sub-routine corresponding to each of the sub-features; integrating into a sub-DLL call table in the DLL an address for each sub-feature corresponding to the location of the DLL routine for the sub-feature; customizing the sub-DLL based on information received from the DLL; calling each of the sub-features when indicated in the DLL; providing information to each sub-DLL sub-routine corresponding to the sub-feature; modifying the information to make the DLL execute a different set of logic corresponding the customization of the inserting system.
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