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Container independent control architecture
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
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Filing: 1999-02-23
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Granted: 2000-05-23
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Expires: 2019-02-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a control architecture that enables the sharing of controls between many containers. That is, the present invention provides for developing a control in such a manner that it may be used on dissimilar containers without modification. Thus, the control architecture of the present invention is a container independent control architecture that allows for the sharing of code. Since the container independent control architecture of the present invention provides for code sharing, the time required for developing controls and containers is reduced by the present invention. The present invention is utilized by splitting the functionality performed by a control into container dependent functionality and container independent functionality. After splitting the functionality, the present invention embodies the container independent functionality into a control and the container dependent functionality into an extended control. The present invention then combines the extended control and the control so as to appear as a single entity to the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher A. Zimmerman
- 👤 Christopher L. Fraley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/448; G06F9/4488
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A computer-readable medium containing a control comprising: a container-independent control component for providing container independent functionality to a container; a container-dependent control component for providing container dependent functionality of the container; and a receiving component that receives a request to perform functionality of the control, determines whether the request is to perform functionality provided by the container-independent control component or the container-dependent control component, and requests the determined control component to perform the requested functionality.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A computer-readable medium containing a control comprising: a container-independent control component for providing container independent functionality to a container; a container-dependent control component for providing container dependent functionality of the container; and a receiving component that receives a request to perform functionality of the control, determines whether the request is to perform functionality provided by the container-independent control component or the container-dependent control component, and requests the determined control component to perform the requested functionality.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising a site component for interfacing between the control and the container wherein the control invokes the functionality of the container through the site component and the container invokes the functionality of the control through the site component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the control provides functionality through a plurality of interfaces with each interface having a plurality of methods and properties.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the container-dependent control component provides functionality through a plurality of interfaces with each interface having a plurality of methods and properties.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the container-dependent control component has a dispatching component for early bound access and late bound access to the functionality of the container-independent control and the container-dependent control component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control have associated binding information, loading information and type information and wherein the container-dependent control component has a type library component for providing access to the binding information, the loading information and the type information of the container-dependent control component and the control.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component have groupings of properties comprising property pages, and wherein the container-dependent control component has a property page component for providing access to the property pages of the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component generate events, and wherein the container-dependent control component has an event component for providing access to the container for registering for the events generated by the container-dependent control component and the control.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the event component includes a sending means for sending an event to the container when the container-dependent control component generates the event and for sending the event to the container when the container-independent control component generates the event.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
A computer system comprising: a container-independent control component for providing container independent functionality to a container; a container-dependent control component for providing container dependent functionality of the container; and a receiving component that receives a request to perform functionality of the control, determines whether the request is to perform functionality provided by the container-independent control component or the container-dependent control component, and requests the determined control component to perform the requested functionality.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
A computer system comprising: a container-independent control component for providing container independent functionality to a container; a container-dependent control component for providing container dependent functionality of the container; and a receiving component that receives a request to perform functionality of the control, determines whether the request is to perform functionality provided by the container-independent control component or the container-dependent control component, and requests the determined control component to perform the requested functionality.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer system of claim 10, further comprising a site component for interfacing between the control and the container wherein the control invokes the functionality of the container through the site component and the container invokes the functionality of the control through the site component.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the control provides functionality through a plurality of interfaces with each interface having a plurality of methods and properties.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the container-dependent control component provides functionality through a plurality of interfaces with each interface having a plurality of methods and properties.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the container-dependent control component has a dispatching component for early bound access and late bound access to the functionality of the container-independent control and the container-dependent control component.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control have associated binding information, loading information and type information and wherein the container-dependent control component has a type library component for providing access to the binding information, the loading information and the type information of the container-dependent control component and the control.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component have groupings of properties comprising property pages, and wherein the container-dependent control component has a property page component for providing access to the property pages of the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The computer system of claim 10 wherein the container-dependent control component and the container-independent control component generate events, and wherein the container-dependent control component has an event component for providing access to the container for registering for the events generated by the container-dependent control component and the control.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer system of claim 17 wherein the event component includes a sending means for sending an event to the container when the container-dependent control component generates the event and for sending the event to the container when the container-independent control component generates the event.
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