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US5826085A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Object oriented computer interface supporting interactive networked applications

Assignee: Alcatel Lucent SAS
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Filing: 1995-07-12
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2015-07-12
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Abstract

Abstract An object oriented interactive application interface for facilitating application program development in a networked computer system providing on-line services is disclosed. The present invention is an Interactive Application Object module (IAO), comprising a client side portion and a server side portion, that facilitates the development of client applications for interaction with a server across a network. The IAO comprises a set of software objects that include interfaces and methods for implementing a client on-line service application at a high abstraction layer. The IAO provides high level objects for use by a client application for handling a large set of interactive system and business functions. On the client device, the IAO insulates the client application from the implementation details of a particular low level network interface. On the server side, the IAO integrates the a media server functionality and a services module with a conventional robust relational database and a conventional text server for persistent storage and retrieval of user system and business information. The application interface of the present invention comprises, 1) a client application interface for receiving requests from a client application, 2) a network interface for sending and receiving messages related to the client application requests via the network, 3) a database interface for storing and querying information related to the client application requests, and 4) an on-line service interface for interacting with a particular network accessible service having a specific service protocol, the service having resources necessary to respond to the client application requests.

Inventors

  • 👤 Curtis Bennett
  • 👤 Dan Berkery
  • 👤 Shanmugam Chinnasamy
  • 👤 Jay Daugherty
  • 👤 John C. Hughes
  • 👤 Rob Lippmann
  • 👤 Niranjan Nagar
  • 👤 Ronald K. Park
  • 👤 Ankur Sharma

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/465

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
In a networked computer system having a client device coupled to a server over a network, said client device including a client application executing therein, said client application generating requests for service, an object oriented interactive application interface comprising: a client interface for sending and receiving messages related to said client application requests via said network; a client interactive application module interposed between said client application and said client interface that provides at least one object for use by said application; a server interface for facilitating communication between said server and said client application via said network; a database interface for storing and querying information related to said client application requests; an on-line service interface for interacting with a particular network accessible service having a specific service protocol, said service having resources necessary to respond to said client application requests; a server interactive application module that integrates said database interface and said on-line service interface in processing said client application requests through a Common Object Request Broker (CORBA) component, said server interactive application module containing objects accessible by said client interactive application module via said client interface; and a session object including a resume session method, said session object supporting transactions during a user log-on time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
In a networked computer system having a client device coupled to a server over a network, said client device including a client application executing therein, said client application generating requests for service, an object oriented interactive application interface comprising: a client interface for sending and receiving messages related to said client application requests via said network; a client interactive application module interposed between said client application and said client interface that provides at least one object for use by said application; a server interface for facilitating communication between said server and said client application via said network; a database interface for storing and querying information related to said client application requests; an on-line service interface for interacting with a particular network accessible service having a specific service protocol, said service having resources necessary to respond to said client application requests; a server interactive application module that integrates said database interface and said on-line service interface in processing said client application requests through a Common Object Request Broker (CORBA) component, said server interactive application module containing objects accessible by said client interactive application module via said client interface; and a session object including a resume session method, said session object supporting transactions during a user log-on time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The object oriented interactive application interface as claimed in claim 1 further including a restriction object, wherein said restriction object further includes a means for restricting access to a specified object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 43 words
The object oriented interactive application interface as claimed in claim 1 further including a restriction object, wherein said restriction object further includes a means for restricting access to a specified object while allowing a user to view an identifier of said specified object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The object oriented real-time interactive application interface as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means for restricting access further includes means for restricting access on a time basis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The object oriented real-time interactive application interface as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means for restricting access further includes means for restricting access on a budget basis.

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