Middleware application environment

• US 7,350,211 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2003
• Issued: 03/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC (Brevet Capital)
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Bjäre, Björn, Hansson, Jonas, Le, Chi Thu
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson; William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Seye; Abdou K
• Application Number:
  US10/664,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20040098727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,649 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 719/311
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/541 Client-server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A software application framework includes a framework interface domain for interfacing a platform domain with application domain software of an application domain. The framework also includes a software application domain that includes a first application entity. The first application entity is adapted to interact with at least one of a second application entity, the framework interface domain, at least one utility entity, and at least one plug-in entity.

Claims

1. A software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment, comprising:

a framework interface domain further comprising an open platform application programming interface (OPA), for interfacing a platform domain with application domain software of an application domain;

a software application domain comprising at least one application entity wherein the software application domain further comprises at least one utility entity and at least one plug-in entity;

wherein the at least one utility entity is adapted to use at least one of;

the framework interface domain;

at least one application entity;

the at least one plug-in entity; and

the at least one utility entity,

wherein the at least one application entity, the at least one plug-in entity and the at least one utility entity comprises encapsulated code; and

wherein the at least one plug-in entity is adapted to use the framework interface domain and wherein the application entity is adapted to own at least one thread that is automatically created upon start-up of the application entity;

wherein the at least one application entity is adapted to interact with at least one of;

the framework interface domain;

the at least one utility entity; and

the at least one plug-in entity; and

wherein the software application framework includes a rulebook for the application domain and is embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment.

2. The software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein the plug-in entity is adapted to extend the functionality of the platform domain.

3. The software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein the plug-in entity is adapted to appear to be a part of the framework interface domain.

4. The software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein the utility entity is adapted to buffer and shield legacy code.

5. The software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein:

the software application framework uses a dual-mode message-exchange procedure; and

the procedure comprises use of procedure/stack-based handling and message/serialization-based handling.

6. The software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in the mobile equipment of claim 1, wherein the application domain minimizes a need for support code.

7. A method of using a software application framework embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment adapted to provide a high-level application-domain environment in a mobile equipment, the method comprising:

interfacing a platform domain with application domain software of an application domain via a framework interface domain further comprising an open platform application programming interface (OPA) wherein the application domain comprises at least one utility entity and at least one plug-in entity,;

using, by the at least one utility entity, at least one of;

the framework interface domain;

the at least one application entity,

the at least one plug-in entity; and

the at least one utility entity,

wherein the at least one application entity, at least one plug-in entity, and at least one utility entity comprises encapsulated code;

using, by the at least one plug-in entity, the framework interface domain and the at least one application entity of the application domain wherein the at least one application entity owns at least one thread that is automatically created upon start-up of the application entity,

interacting, by the at least one application entity, with at least one of;

the framework interface domain;

the at least one utility entity; and

the at least one plug-in entity; and

wherein the software application framework includes a rulebook for the application domain and is embodied as computer software contained in a memory that is executable on computer hardware located within a mobile equipment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plug-in entity extends the functionality of the platform domain.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the plug-in entity appears to be a part of the framework interface domain.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the utility entity buffers and shields legacy code.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

using, by the software application framework, of a dual-mode message-exchange procedure; and

wherein the procedure comprises use of procedure/stack-based handling and message/serialization-based handling.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the application domain minimizes a need for support code.