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Method and system for notifiying clients using multicasting and for connecting objects using delayed binding

  • US 5,794,038 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1995
  • Issued: 08/11/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for notifying a plurality of client components connected to a server component, each client component having a client component interface with a function member, the server component having a component manager and a user component, the component manager for connecting the client components to the server component, the component manager having a reference to the client component interface of each connected client component, the method comprising:

  • under control of the component manager, creating a multicasting object having an implementation of the function member of the client component interface;

    under control of the user component, invoking the function member of the client component interface of the multicasting object; and

    under control of the invoked function member of the client component interface of the multicasting object,for each of the client components,retrieving the reference to the client component interface; and

    invoking the function member of the client component interface referenced by the retrieved reference.

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