Method and system of implementing a carrier manager registry
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1. A method of installing a carrier rate module for rating an item for a carrier on a computer system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- (a) making a computer readable medium bearing the carrier rate module accessible to the computer system; and
(b) executing self-registration instructions contained in the carrier rate module, causing the computer system to perform the step of storing registration information about the carrier rate module in a registry.
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Abstract
A carrier rate module contains item rating instructions for rating an item for a carrier and self-registration instructions for storing registration information in a registry about the carrier rate module. The self-registration instructions are stored at an entry point with a predefined name so that a standard registration program can invoke the self-registration instructions through the entry point. The registration information stored in the registry includes a carrier identifier for the carrier in a one-to-one association with a module identifier. The module identifier indicates how to load the carrier rate module, so that a carrier manager librarian can identify an entry point of the item rating instructions based on the registration information stored in the registry.
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1. A method of installing a carrier rate module for rating an item for a carrier on a computer system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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(a) making a computer readable medium bearing the carrier rate module accessible to the computer system; and (b) executing self-registration instructions contained in the carrier rate module, causing the computer system to perform the step of storing registration information about the carrier rate module in a registry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A carrier management system, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of carrier rate modules containing self-registration instructions and item rating instructions arranged to rate an item for respective carriers of a plurality of carriers; (b) a registry recording registration information about the carrier rate modules; and (c) a carrier management librarian module for loading a selected carrier rate module corresponding to a carrier specified by a client application based on registration information recorded in the registry;
wherein, the self-registration instructions of the selected carrier rate module, when executed, cause a computer system to store registration information for the selected carrier rate module in the registry. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium bearing a carrier rate module, said carrier rate module comprising:
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(a) item rating instructions arranged to cause a computer system to rate items for a carrier; and (b) self-registration instructions arranged to cause a computer system to store registration information for the carrier rate module in a registry. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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