Contained command invocation framework

• US 8,533,748 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2012
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Composite Ideas, LLC
• Original Assignee: Composite Ideas, LLC
• Inventors: Marsala, Paul, Babadaglian, Edwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Andy
• Application Number:
  US13/706,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 279 Days
• Field of Search: 719/330
• US Class Current: 719/330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00

Abstract

An object-oriented middleware framework for use in a network having a plurality of hosts including a first host having an associated first memory and first processor; and a second host having an associated second memory and second processor. The object-oriented middleware framework includes an Originator Command Container instantiating a Command by executing computer programming code stored in the first memory using the first processor. The framework also includes an Invocator Command Container, remote from the Originator Command Container and its associated first host where the instantiated Command is invoked, locally by executing computer programming code stored in the second memory using the second processor.

Claims

1. A command invocation system, comprising:

a first command container hosted on a first computer, the first command container creating a command and configuring the command;

a second command container hosted on a second computer, the second command container receiving the command dispersed from the first command container; and

a third command container hosted on a third computer, the third command container receiving the command having migrated from the second command container;

wherein the command comprises functions for making a computer perform an action;

wherein the third command container invokes the command and carries out the command; and

wherein the command has an interface that is programmatically uniform.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the command has a programmatically uniform invocation trigger such that functionality of the command can be updated without updating interfaces at the third computer.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first command container receives a notification after invocation of the command.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the command containers has an associated Applet that provides an application context for the command.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the command relates to file transfer or file synchronization.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the command comprises a plurality of commands.

7. A method for employing a command invocation system, comprising the steps of:

creating and configuring a command at a first command container hosted on a first computer;

dispersing the command from the first command container to a second command container hosted on a second computer;

migrating the command from the second command container to a third command container hosted on a third computer; and

invoking and carrying out the command at the third command container;

wherein the command comprises functions for making a computer perform an action; and

wherein the command has an invocation trigger that is programmatically uniform.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of redistributing the command with updated functionality, the redistributed command having substantially the same invocation trigger.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of receiving instruction code associated with the command at the third command container.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the command relates to file transfer or file synchronization.

11. A command invocation system, comprising:

a first command container hosted on a first computer, the first command container creating a command and configuring the command;

wherein the command comprises functions for making a computer perform an action;

wherein the command is dispersed to a second command container hosted on a second computer; and

wherein the command has an invocation trigger that is programmatically uniform.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the command migrates to a third command container hosted on a third computer, the third command container invoking the command and carrying out the command.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the command is invoked and carried out remotely from where the command was created.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the second computer comprises a plurality of computers and the first computer disperses the command to the plurality of computers.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein at least one of the command containers has an associated Applet that provides an application context for the command.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the command relates to file transfer or file synchronization.

17. The system of claim 11 further comprising a user interface for observing or controlling the first command container.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the command comprises an application of bundled commands.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein invocation of the command is decoupled from or asynchronous to the first computer.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the command is redistributed with updated functionality, the redistributed command having substantially the same invocation trigger.

21. The system of claim 11 wherein the command container that invokes the command provides a runtime environment for the command to operate.

22. The system of claim 11 wherein the command container that invokes the command receives instruction code during deployment of an Applet associated with the first command container.