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Implementation for an object oriented run-time extensible item

  • US 6,275,979 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/1999
  • Issued: 08/14/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • (1) at least one processor;

    (2) a memory coupled to the at least one processor;

    (3) an object oriented run-time extensible item class residing in the memory, the extensible item class including;

    at least one extension class;

    at least one object oriented method that may be invoked by a client;

    (4) a separate method table object residing in the memory for each extension class that is shared among instances of the extension class, and a separate method table object residing in the memory for each extensible item class that is shared among instances of the extensible item class, each method table object correlating at least one method name to a corresponding method node object;

    (5) a method repository object residing in the memory, the method repository object including the method table object for each extension class and for the extensible item class.

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