Domain name service based remote programming objects

• US 8,825,810 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2011
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Easttom, William Charles II
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, VIET DUY
• Application Number:
  US13/179,617
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/225, 709/227, 709/250
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories

Abstract

The embodiments describe an apparatus for accessing a remote object. The apparatus includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a Domain Name Service request of the remote object to a Domain Name Service server and receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object. The transceiver is further configured to connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.

Claims

1. An apparatus for accessing a remote object, comprising:

a transceiver configured to

transmit a Domain Name Service request for the remote object to a Domain Name Service server using a uniform resource locator of the remote object,

receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object and a definition of the remote object'"'"'s attributes and methods, and

connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the remote object is stored on a remote host.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Domain Name Service response is based on a Domain Name Service record of the remote object, and the Domain Name Service record is stored in the Domain Name Service server and comprises a Uniform Resource Locator, an Internet Protocol, object connection information, authentication information, and security information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Domain Name Service request comprises a Uniform Resource Locator of the remote object.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Domain Name Service response further comprises the Internet Protocol of the remote object and a stub for the remote object.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Domain Name Service response further comprises an Internet Protocol of the remote object and data of the remote object.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit a function or property call to the remote object based on the data received from the Domain Name Service server and receive a function or property call response from the remote object.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit to the remote host an object interface request of the remote object and receive an interface of the remote object from the remote host, and communicate with the remote object when the interface is received from the remote host, the interface comprising an XML document.

9. A computer implemented method, comprising:

transmitting a Domain Name Service request for a remote object to a Domain Name Service server using a uniform resource locator of the remote object,

receiving a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object and a definition of the remote object'"'"'s attributes and methods; and

connecting to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the remote object is stored on a remote host.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the Domain Name Service response is based on a Domain Name Service record of the remote object, and the Domain Name Service record is stored in the Domain Name Service server and comprises a Uniform Resource Locator, an Internet Protocol, object connection information, authentication information, and security information.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the Domain Name Service request comprises a Uniform Resource Locator of the remote object.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the Domain Name Service response further comprises the Internet Protocol of the remote object and a stub for the remote object.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the Domain Name Service response comprises an Internet Protocol of the remote object and data of the remote object.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting a function or property call to the remote object based on the data received from the Domain Name Service server and receiving a function or property call response from the remote object.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting to the remote host an object interface request of the remote object;

receiving an interface from the remote host; and

communicating with the remote object when the interface is received from the remote host,

wherein the interface comprises an XML document.

17. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program configured to cause a processor to:

transmit a Domain Name Service request for a remote object to a Domain Name Service server using a uniform resource locator of the remote object;

receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object and a definition of the remote object'"'"'s attributes and methods; and

connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.

18. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the remote object is stored on a remote host.

19. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the Domain Name Service response is based on a Domain Name Service record of the remote object, and the Domain Name Service record is stored in the Domain Name Service server and comprises a Uniform Resource Locator, an Internet Protocol, object connection information, authentication information, and security information.

20. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the Domain Name Service request comprises a Uniform Resource Locator of the remote object.