Encapsulated network entity reference of a network component system for integrating object oriented software components
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for efficiently accessing information from a network resource located on a computer network for display on a computer coupled to the network, the network resource having one or more associated data types, each data type being accessible by a corresponding object-oriented software component, the executable program instructions comprising program instructions for:
- defining at least one network component that integrates the object-oriented software components needed to access the one or more data types associated with the network resource;
creating an encapsulated entity component containing a reference to a location of the network resource on the computer network, the encapsulated entity component also identifying the at least one network component that was defined for the network resource;
storing the encapsulated entity component as a visual object on the computer;
in response to manipulation of the visual object with a pointing device, displaying the contents of the network resource on a screen of the computer by invoking the object-oriented software components integrated by the at least one identified network component.
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Abstract
A network-oriented component system efficiently accesses information from a network resource located on a computer network by creating an encapsulated network entity that contains a reference to that resource. The encapsulated entity is preferably implemented as a network component stored on a computer remotely displaced from the referenced resource. In addition, the encapsulated entity may be manifested as a visual object on a graphical user interface of a computer screen. Such visual manifestation allows a user to easily manipulate the entity in order to display the contents of the resource on the screen or to electronically forward the entity over the network.
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1. A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for efficiently accessing information from a network resource located on a computer network for display on a computer coupled to the network, the network resource having one or more associated data types, each data type being accessible by a corresponding object-oriented software component, the executable program instructions comprising program instructions for:
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defining at least one network component that integrates the object-oriented software components needed to access the one or more data types associated with the network resource;
creating an encapsulated entity component containing a reference to a location of the network resource on the computer network, the encapsulated entity component also identifying the at least one network component that was defined for the network resource;
storing the encapsulated entity component as a visual object on the computer;
in response to manipulation of the visual object with a pointing device, displaying the contents of the network resource on a screen of the computer by invoking the object-oriented software components integrated by the at least one identified network component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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