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Method and apparatus for inter-object communication in an object-oriented program controlled system

  • US 5,551,035 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1995
  • Issued: 08/27/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a telecommunications system by using inter-object message communication, said telecommunication system comprising an operating system, a linker, and a plurality of object means for controlling functionality of said telecommunication system, each of said object means controlling a subset of said functionality and a subset of data, said method comprising:

  • generating a message in an origination object means, said origination object comprising one of said plurality of object means, said message being divided into parts comprising a symbolic name of a destination object means, said destination object means comprising one of said plurality of object means different from said origination object means, a designation of one or more predefined system operations to be performed on said message by said operating system, and an argument list;

    said origination object means causing said operating system to transmit said message from said origination object to said linker, said linker having a linker table comprising a plurality of symbolic names and a corresponding plurality of address pointers for each one of said plurality of object means, said linker comparing said symbolic name in said message to said plurality of symbolic names in said linker table in order to determine one or more address pointers corresponding to said symbolic name; and

    said linker object controlling said operating system to perform said designated one or more predefined system operations on said message and providing said determined one or more address pointers of a destination object means to said one or more predefined operations, whereby, said telecommunications system is responsive to said system to operations to perform its operations.

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