Replaceable and extensible connection dialog component of a network component system
First Claim
1. An extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system for providing services directed to resources coupled computer networks, the system residing on a computer including a component architecture layer interfacing with an operating system to control the operations of the computer, the system comprising:
- a network component layer coupled to the component architecture layer in cooperating relation; and
a connection dialog component defined by the network component layer for enabling a user to specify address information of a particular resource coupled to the computer networks, the connection dialog component being replaceable and extensible by other connection dialog-type components in response to the cooperating relationship between the network component layer and the component architecture layer.
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Abstract
A connection dialog component of an extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system enables a user to specify address information of a particular resource coupled to a computer network. The network-oriented system includes novel application programming interfaces for the connection dialog component that facilitates integration with an underlying software component architecture. Such a highly-modular cooperating layered-arrangement between the network component system and the component architecture allows the connection dialog component to be replaced, extended or modified by other connection dialog-type components, while ensuring that these latter components "seamlessly" interact with existing components and component editors of the system.
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20 Claims
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1. An extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system for providing services directed to resources coupled computer networks, the system residing on a computer including a component architecture layer interfacing with an operating system to control the operations of the computer, the system comprising:
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a network component layer coupled to the component architecture layer in cooperating relation; and a connection dialog component defined by the network component layer for enabling a user to specify address information of a particular resource coupled to the computer networks, the connection dialog component being replaceable and extensible by other connection dialog-type components in response to the cooperating relationship between the network component layer and the component architecture layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An extensible and replaceable network-oriented component system for providing services directed to resources coupled computer networks, the system comprising:
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a processor; an operating system; a component architecture layer interfacing with the operating system to control the operations of the processor; a network component layer coupled to the component architecture layer in cooperating relation; and a connection dialog component defined by the network component layer for enabling a user to specify an address of a particular resource coupled to the computer networks, the connection dialog component being replaceable and extensible by other connection dialog-type components in response to the cooperating relationship between the network component layer and the component architecture layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing navigation services directed to network resources of interest to a user of a computer system coupled to computer networks, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling operations of the computer system with an operating system coupled to a component architecture of the system; integrating a network component layer of the computer system with the component architecture to provide a cooperating component computing arrangement; creating a connection dialog component using the cooperating component computing arrangement, the connection dialog component enabling the user to specify address information of a particular network resource coupled to the computer networks; and displaying the connection dialog component as a dialog box on a screen of the computer system, the dialog box having selectable service types represented by service icons. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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