System, method and article of manufacture for creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports for use in association with a java application or applet
First Claim
1. A method of creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports, the component being used in association with an object oriented applet or application, comprising the steps of:
- a) initializing the component ports to a predetermined type and value;
b) polling the ports to ascertain whether an input has been connected to one of the ports; and
c) identifying the type and value of the input once it is coupled to a port.
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Abstract
Method, system and article of manufacture for creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports for use with an object oriented based applet or application. The component'"'"'s ports are all first initialized to a predetermined value and thereafter polled to determine if an input has been coupled to any one of the ports. If it has not, polling continues. If an input is present, all of the component'"'"'s remaining ports are set to output the same type and value as that of the input. Where appropriate, a check is made to determine if a saved state of the component exists, if it does, the component is initialized to the state type and value rather than the predetermined type and value. When the input is removed, the component ports are all reinitialized to the predetermined type and value and polling for a new input commences.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports, the component being used in association with an object oriented applet or application, comprising the steps of:
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a) initializing the component ports to a predetermined type and value;
b) polling the ports to ascertain whether an input has been connected to one of the ports; and
c) identifying the type and value of the input once it is coupled to a port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports, the component being used in association with an object oriented applet or application said system comprising:
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a) an initializer that sets the component'"'"'s ports to a predetermined type and value;
b) a poller that continuously checks the ports to ascertain whether an input has been connected to one of the ports; and
c) an identifier that establishes and saves the type and value of the input once it is coupled to a port. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for creating an object oriented component having multiple bidirectional ports, the component being used in association with an object oriented applet or application, said embodied program comprising:
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a) first software that initializes the component ports to a predetermined type and value;
b) second software that polls the ports to ascertain whether an input has been connected to one of the ports; and
c) third software that identifies the type and value of the input once it is coupled to a port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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