US 2001/0025372 A1Published application

Method of accessing data and logic on existing systems through dynamic construction of software components

AssigneeTouchNet Information Systems, Inc.

InventorsDean R. Vermeire, Gary L. Murphy

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Abstract

A record layout in a legacy application is defined by the record definition in the source code of the language in which the application was written. For each record in a legacy application, the layout of the record is saved in a language-neutral and architecture neutral format in preparation for a runtime invocation. During runtime, for each record, the legacy application can send architecture-specific binary information as it exists in memory on the legacy computer to a component runtime environment that will construct a compatible object-oriented instance of a class to manipulate the information. Once the information is manipulated, the updated information can be represented to the original legacy application in an architecture-specific binary record layout.

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Dependent claims

A method for translating the contents of a binary data record existing in a programming language to a component in an object-oriented programming system comprising the steps of:

(a) determining a data record layout of a binary data record in an architecture-specific program, said data record layout comprising a name component and a contents component,
(b) associating a first reference to said name component and a second reference to said contents component of said data record layout, said first and said second references operating as address parameters to allow a programming interface to select said name component and said contents component from said data record layout in response to a data request,
(c) modifying said architecture-specific program to include said first and said second references for use by said programming interface, and
(d) generating source code for a software component of an object-oriented programming system, said software component being adapted to send to said programming interface said data request for the content of said binary data record associated with said reference, and said software component being adapted to receive from said programming interface a response to said data request.

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Application: 09/764,564Filed 17 Jan 2001
Priority: 30 Aug 1999
Published: 27 Sep 2001
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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G06F 9/541
Interprogram communication: via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
G06F 8/70
Arrangements for software engineering: software maintenance or management
G06F 40/143
Tree-structured documents: markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
G06F 40/151
Use of codes for handling textual entities: transformation

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Application09/385,903Continuation in part · filed 30 Aug 1999
Application09/764,564Continuation in part · filed 17 Jan 2001
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