Transparent loading of resources from read-only memory for an application program

A system in a computing environment for transparently loading resources from a read-only memory (“ROM”) of a computer in said computing environment, comprising:

• a plurality of resoutce files stored in said ROM;
• means of executing a Java Virtual Machine(“JVM”)on said computer;
• means for executing an application program on said JVM;
• means for executing a ROM class loader on said JVM, said ROM class loader being adapted to loading said resource files from said ROM;
• means for creating a table comprising an entry for each of said resource files;
• means for receiving, by said ROM class loader, a request from said application program for an input stream on a selected one of said resource files;
• means for using said table to locate said selected resource file in said ROM;
• and
• means for returning said input stream using said located resource.

A method for transparently loading resources from a read-only memory (“ROM”) of a computer in a computing environment, comprising the steps of:

• storing a plurality of resource files in said ROM;
• executing a Java Virtual Machine (“JVM”) on said computer;
• executing an application program on said JVM;
• executing a ROM class loader on said JVM, said ROM class loader being adapted to loading said resource files from said ROM;
• creating a table comprising an entry for each of said resource files;
• receiving, by said ROM class loader, a request from said application program for an input stream on a selected one of said resource files;
• using said table to locate said selected resource file in said ROM;
• and
• returning said input stream using said located resource.