System and method for transmitting a computer object
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsScott H. Isensee, Ricky L. Poston
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for transmitting objects of varying types from one processing unit to another using a transporter. The present invention enables the user to create and iconically display each transporter and object icon on a display. At object type definition, the user enters the characteristics of each object type once into a database. Furthermore, at transporter creation, the user enters the transmission command and destination address for each transporter once into a database. As such, the transporter is capable of transmitting numerous objects to a predefined processing unit without continuously prompting the user for object characteristics, mailing protocols, or destination addresses.
Claims10
A system for transmitting a computer object of a particular object type, comprising:
- an icon representing said computer object to be transmitted;
- a transporter icon having predefined transmission characteristics, wherein said transmission characteristics comprise a destination address and transmission command;
- means for defining object characteristics of said object type, wherein said object characteristics comprise object type identification, permissions, and transmission protocol, wherein said characteristics are defined using an object type template window;
- means for positioning said icon on said transporter icon;
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- a channel for transmitting said computer object to a first destination according to said object characteristics and said transmission characteristics.
A method for transmitting a computer object of a particular object type to a first destination, comprising the steps of:
- displaying an icon representing said computer object to be transmitted;
- defining transmission characteristics of a transporter icon, wherein said transmission characteristics comprise a destination address and transmission command;
- defining object characteristics of said object type, wherein said object characteristics comprise object type identification, permissions, and transmission protocol, wherein said characteristics are defined using an object type template window;
- means for positioning said icon on said transporter icon;
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- transmitting said computer object to said first destination according to said object characteristics and said transmission characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.