公开(公告)号：US06345306B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-05

申请号：US09305647

申请日：1999-05-05

申请人： Gregory Richard Hintermeister ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Erik Duane Lindberg ,  Robert Anthony Mahlik ,  Michael B. Murphy

发明人： Gregory Richard Hintermeister ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Erik Duane Lindberg ,  Robert Anthony Mahlik ,  Michael B. Murphy

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L63/08

摘要： An apparatus and method for creating packages and for transferring packages between computer systems provides a graphical user interface that allows a user to define various attributes for a package. Logical packages may be defined, which specify package elements to include in the package. Physical packages may also be defined, which contain a copy of the package elements specified in the logical package. Once a user defines a logical package, the logical package may be transferred to an endpoint system. The endpoint system reads the logical package, and from the parameters in the logical package determines where to retrieve the package elements and what other actions are appropriate while retrieving the package elements and constructing a physical package. In this manner, the endpoint system retrieves the package elements as required. The preferred embodiment of the present invention defines a packager using an object oriented framework mechanism that defines both core and extensible functions. Core functions of the framework mechanism cannot be modified by a user, while extensible functions in the framework mechanism are extended by a user to define a run-time package application. By providing an object oriented package framework mechanism, a developer can quickly and efficiently generate new package definitions and new features on the graphical user interface used to define a package.

摘要翻译： 用于创建包和用于在计算机系统之间传送包的装置和方法提供允许用户定义包的各种属性的图形用户界面。 可以定义逻辑包，指定要在包中包含的包元素。 还可以定义物理包，其中包含逻辑包中指定的包元素的副本。 一旦用户定义了逻辑包，则逻辑包可以被传送到端点系统。 端点系统读取逻辑包，并且从逻辑包中的参数确定在何处检索包元素，以及在检索包元素并构建物理包时还需要采取哪些其他操作。 以这种方式，端点系统根据需要检索包元素。 本发明的优选实施例定义了使用定义了核心和可扩展功能的面向对象的框架机制的包装机。 框架机制的核心功能不能被用户修改，而框架机制中的可扩展功能由用户进行扩展，以定义运行时包应用程序。 通过提供面向对象的包框架机制，开发人员可以在用于定义包的图形用户界面上快速有效地生成新的包定义和新功能。

公开(公告)号：US06671721B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US09296956

申请日：1999-04-22

申请人： Michael John Branson ,  Steven Gene Halverson ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Brian Richard Lucier ,  David Henry Sandifer ,  Andrew James Streit ,  Patrick Michael Wildt

发明人： Michael John Branson ,  Steven Gene Halverson ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Brian Richard Lucier ,  David Henry Sandifer ,  Andrew James Streit ,  Patrick Michael Wildt

IPC分类号： G06F15173

CPC分类号： G06F9/465

摘要： An object oriented framework mechanism for distributing and managing operations of a network application defines classes and class relationships that provide for easily extending the framework to define new heterogeneous operations in a network application. Core functions of the framework mechanism support operation management functions, which may include status reporting, error recovery, scheduling, reexecution of previously-defined operations, persistence of operations, and sharing of operations between users. The framework mechanism provides extensible functions that are extended by a user to define a network application. A network application can thus be defined by a user that supports any or all of the above-mentioned operation management functions without explicitly providing these functions, because these functions are part of the core function of the framework mechanism.

摘要翻译： 用于分布和管理网络应用程序的面向对象的框架机制定义了类和类关系，其提供了容易地扩展框架以在网络应用中定义新的异构操作。 框架机制的核心功能支持操作管理功能，其可以包括状态报告，错误恢复，调度，对先前定义的操作的重新执行，操作的持久性以及用户之间的操作共享。 框架机制提供可扩展的功能，由用户扩展以定义网络应用程序。 因此，由于这些功能是框架机制的核心功能的一部分，因此可以由支持任何或所有上述操作管理功能的用户定义网络应用，而不显式地提供这些功能。

公开(公告)号：US06640252B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US10037201

申请日：2002-01-04

申请人： Gregory Richard Hintermeister ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Erik Duane Lindberg ,  Robert Anthony Mahlik ,  Michael B. Murphy

发明人： Gregory Richard Hintermeister ,  Gregory S. Hurlebaus ,  Erik Duane Lindberg ,  Robert Anthony Mahlik ,  Michael B. Murphy

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L63/08

摘要： An apparatus and method for creating packages and for transferring packages between computer systems provides a graphical user interface that allows a user to define various attributes for a package. Logical packages may be defined, which specify package elements to include in the package. Physical packages may also be defined, which contain a copy of the package elements specified in the logical package. Once a user defines a logical package, the logical package may be transferred to an endpoint system. The endpoint system reads the logical package, and from the parameters in the logical package determines where to retrieve the package elements and what other actions are appropriate while retrieving the package elements and constructing a physical package. In this manner, the endpoint system retrieves the package elements as required. The preferred embodiment of the present invention defines a packager using an object oriented framework mechanism that defines both core and extensible functions. Core functions of the framework mechanism cannot be modified by a user, while extensible functions in the framework mechanism are extended by a user to define a run-time package application. By providing an object oriented package framework mechanism, a developer can quickly and efficiently generate new package definitions and new features on the graphical user interface used to define a package.