Distributed object instantiation of native objects in java
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsThomas M. Ruehle, Gerald D. Boldt, James R. Carlock, Ronald L. Heiney, Raymond L. Knudson, Stephen E. Stucka
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Abstract
A triology of methods to send, receive and execute are provided for JAVA process objects on client and server so that instance variables, rather than objects, can be transferred from/to client and server. In that manner, process objects at the server can be instantiated with instance variables from the client without object transfer. The system enables use of non-JAVA process objects at the server to perform functions at the request of a JAVA client.
Claims1
A system for enabling multiple JAVA clients to communicate with a server by sending instance variables for instantiating process objects on said server and enabling said server to communicate with said multiple JAVA clients comprising
- a JAVA physical socket connection between each Java client and said server, said server comprising a JAVA virtual machine;
- a JAVA client process object at each client with a send method, a receive method and an execute method for transferring instance variables;
- a copy of said JAVA virtual machine established at said server for each client;
- a JAVA server process object with said copy of said JAVA virtual machine for each client with send, receive and execute methods for transferring instance variables;
- a connection thread established for each client at said server with a virtual socket for each said connection thread enabling interprocess communication between said JAVA virtual machine and said copy of said JAVA virtual machine for each client;
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- a copy of a non-JAVA process object at said server for each client wherein said JAVA server process object is enabled to cooperate with said non-JAVA process object to perform a function.
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