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Component based application middleware framework

  • US 20040216147A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2002
  • Published: 10/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An Application Middleware Framework, comprising:

  • a plurality of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for enabling a software application to communicate with system resources through a transmitted interface event; and

    a plurality of Application Middleware Framework (AMF) components each offering services to applications and associated with one or more of the plurality of APIs, wherein an AMF component includes;

    a unique set of associated services offered to the applications;

    an AMF component API for providing access to the associated services;

    an interceptor for intercepting the transmitted interface event;

    a rules database for storing AMF component service modifying rules;

    an adaptor for modifying a service offered by the AMF component based on the AMF component service modifying rules stored in the rules database; and

    a policy engine for attempting to match the interface event with the AMF component service modifying rules stored in the rules database, and for subsequently coordinating the modifying of the service of the AMF component by the adaptor when the interface event is matched with at least one of the AMF component service modifying rules stored in the rules database.

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