Research system using multi-platform object oriented program language for providing objects at runtime for creating and manipulating biological or chemical data

• US 6,125,383 A
• Filed: 06/11/1997
• Issued: 09/26/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Netgenics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Netgenics Corporation
• Inventors: O'Dell, Joanne M., Soclof, Michal S., Glynias, Manuel J., Forsch, Daniel A., Dickson, Michael C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le Hien
• Application Number:
  US08/873,217
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 395/200.34, 395/148, 395/200.68, 395/200.35, 707/10, 707/104, 364/478.04, 382/219, 709/202, 709/201, 709/203, 709/217, 709/218
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/20 Heterogeneous data integration
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/30 Data warehousing; Computing architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/40 Encryption of genetic data
• CPC Class Codes: G16C 20/90 Programming languages; Computing architectures; Database systems; Data warehousing

Abstract

A drug discovery research system which includes a plurality of computers. The drug discovery research system provides for at least one of the plurality of computers to run a multi-platform object oriented programming language, and at least one of the plurality of computers to store drug discovery related data. The system has a network architecture interconnecting the plurality of computers. The network architecture allows objects to transparently communicate with each other. The drug discovery research system provides for integrating and organizing data to facilitate drug discovery research.

Claims

1. A bioinformatics research system, comprising:

at least a first computer running a multi-platform object oriented programming language, and at least a second computer storing biological data, the second computer providing the first computer with application programs at runtime for creation and manipulation of the biological data wherein at least one of the second computer and a third computer being operative as a server for the bioinformatics research system, the server providing the first computer with a list of objects at run time, the list of objects including services that the server can perform, wherein the objects are represented by names of Java client classes by name and the first computer can invoke the services causing the server to instantiate Java client classes by name at run time; and

a network architecture interconnecting the computers, the network architecture allowing objects to transparently communicate with each other;

wherein the bioinformnatics research system provides for integrating and organizing the biological data to facilitate biological research.

2. The research system of claim 1,

wherein the system instantiates Java client classes by name at run time to implement Common Object Request Broker Architecture client interfaces to changing server components.

3. The research system of claim 2, wherein the system implements a groupware framework around a Common Object Request Broker Architecture wherein a client is extensible in real time and downloaded as a Java applet.

4. The research system of claim 3, wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time.

5. The research system of claim 3, wherein the groupware framework is an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.

6. The research system of claim 3 wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time;

and an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.

7. The research system of claim 1, wherein the research system organizes the biological data to perform DNA sequence analysis.

8. A bioinformatics research system, comprising:

a plurality of computers, at least one of the plurality of computers running a multi-platform object oriented programming language, and at least one of the plurality of computers storing biological data, the computer storing the biological data providing the computer running the object oriented programming language with application programs at runtime for creation and manipulation of the biological data wherein at least one of the plurality of computers being operative as a server for the bioinformatics research system, the server providing the computer running the object oriented programming language with a list of objects at run time, the list of objects including services that the server can perform, wherein the objects are represented by names of Java client classes by name and the computer running the object oriented programming language can invoke the services causing the server to instantiate Java client classes by name at run time; and

a network architecture interconnecting the plurality of computers, the network architecture allowing objects to transparently communicate with each other;

wherein the bioinformatics research system provides for integrating and organizing the biological data to facilitate biological research.

9. The research of claim 8,

wherein the system instantiates Java client classes by name at run time to implement Common Object Request Broker Architecture client interfaces to changing server components.

10. The research system of claim 9, wherein the system implements a groupware framework around a Common Object Request Broker Architecture wherein a client is extensible in real time and downloaded as a Java applet.

11. The research system of claim 10, wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time.

12. The research system of claim 10, wherein the groupware framework is an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.

13. The research system of claim 9 wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time;

and an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.

14. The research system of claim 13, wherein the bioinformatics research system organizes the biological data to perform DNA sequence analysis.

15. A chemiinformatics research system, comprising:

a plurality of computers, at least one of the plurality of computers running a multi-platformn object oriented programming language, and at least one of the plurality of computers storing chemical data, the computer storing the chemical data providing the computer running the object oriented programming language with application programs at runtime for creation and manipulation of the chemical data, at least one of the plurailty of computers being operative as a server for the cheminformatics research system wherein the server provides the computer running the object oriented programming language with a list of objects at run time, the list of objects including services that the server can perform, wherein the objects are represented by names of Java client classes by name and the computer running the object oriented programming language can invoke the services causing the server to instantiate Java client classes by name at run time; and

a network architecture interconnecting the plurality of computers, the network architecture allowing objects to transparently communicate with each other;

wherein the chemiinformatics research system provides for integrating and organizing the chemical data to facilitate chemical research.

16. The research system of claim 15,

wherein the system instantiates Java client classes by name at run time to implement Common Object Request Brooker Architecture client interfaces to changing server components.

17. The research system of claim 16 wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time;

and an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.

18. The research system of claim 15, wherein the system implements a groupware framework around a Common Object Request Broker Architecture wherein a client is extensible in real time and downloaded as a Java applet.

19. The research system of claim 15, wherein the chemiinformatics research system organizes the chemical data to perform chemical analysis.

20. The research system of claim 15, wherein the groupware framework is a screen sharing collaborative framework, wherein at least two users of the system can screen share in real-time.

21. The research system of claim 15, wherein the groupware framework is an annotated collaborative framework, wherein at least two user of the system can work on different portions of a document in realtime.