Proxy object creation and use

• US 8,307,380 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Curen Software Enterprises LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wheeler, Thomas T
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Qing
• Application Number:
  US12/787,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 719/330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44521 Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449

Abstract

Embodiments are discussed for methods, systems, and computer readable media for creating a proxy object, comprising calling a second functionality in a proxy class, creating a proxy object by the second functionality, calling a third functionality by the second functionality, calling a fourth functionality by the third functionality, creating a reference object by the fourth functionality, returning the reference object to the third functionality, associating the reference object to the proxy object by the third functionality, and returning the associated proxy object by the second functionality to a first functionality.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

utilizing a lookup address to access a directory, wherein the lookup address includes a scheme that is configured to be used by a name space to identify a naming service;

retrieving, with a device, business object information from the directory, wherein the business object information includes a business object address and a business object identifier (ID); and

communicating the business object information to enable construction of a proxy object that is configured to enable access to a business object and one or more invokable functionalities of the business object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein utilizing the lookup address to access the directory comprises using one of a local lookup uniform resource locator (URL) or a remote lookup URL.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein utilizing the lookup address to access the directory comprises utilizing a scheme-specific portion of the lookup address to determine a messaging protocol.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein utilizing the lookup address to access the directory comprises determining a messaging protocol to be used in communicating the business object information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating the business object information comprises communicating the business object information from a first resource to a second resource that is remote from the first resource and that hosts the business object.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request from a resource to invoke the one or more functionalities of the business object, wherein the request includes the business object ID and one or more arguments to be passed to the business object;

causing one or more of the functionalities of the business object to be performed using the one or more arguments; and

communicating a response for receipt by the resource based on the performing of the one or more functionalities by the business object.

7. A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions to utilize a lookup address to access a directory, wherein the lookup address includes a scheme that is configured to be used by a name space to identify a naming service;

instructions to retrieve business object information from the directory, wherein the business object information includes a business object address and a business object identifier (ID); and

instructions to communicate the business object information to enable construction of a proxy object that is configured to enable access to a business object and one or more invokable functionalities of the business object.

8. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions to utilize the lookup address to access the directory are configured to use one of a local lookup uniform resource locator (URL) or a remote lookup URL.

9. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions to utilize the lookup address to access the directory are configured to use a scheme-specific portion of the lookup address to determine a messaging protocol.

10. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions to utilize the lookup address to access the directory are configured to determine a messaging protocol to be used in communicating the business object information.

11. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions to communicate the business object information are configured to communicate the business object information from a first resource to a second resource that is remote from the first resource and that hosts the business object.

12. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

instructions to receive a request from a resource to invoke the one or more functionalities of the business object, wherein the request includes the business object ID and one or more arguments to be passed to the business object;

instructions to cause one or more of the functionalities of the business object to be performed using the one or more arguments; and

instructions to communicate a response for receipt by the resource based on the performing of the one or more functionalities by the business object.