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Method and system for implementing software objects

  • US 5,978,582 A
  • Filed: 10/09/1998
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An object-oriented method for controlling execution of a program in a digital computer, comprising the steps of:

  • defining a software object having one or more named properties;

    defining a software method implementing a predetermined behavior without associating the software method with any particular class of software objects;

    including in the definition of the software method an associated set of properties;

    comparing the associated set of properties of the software method to the named properties of the software object; and

    if the associated set of properties of the software method matches the named properties of the software object, executing the software method by applying the software method to the software object, whereby the behavior implemented by the software method is triggered by the properties of the software object.

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