Amy Sundermier

US Patent:

6484214, Nov 19, 2002

Filed:

Mar 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/035202

Inventors:

Amy Sundermier - Apache Junction AZ

Assignee:

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company - Mesa AZ

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

709332, 717165

Abstract:

A method for acquiring and assembling software components at execution time into a client program, where the components may be acquired from remote networked servers is disclosed. The acquired components are assembled according to knowledge represented within one or more acquired mediating components. A mediating component implements knowledge of an object model. A mediating component uses its implemented object model knowledge, acquired component class information and polymorphism to assemble components into an interacting program at execution time. The interactions or abstract relationships between components in the object model may be implemented by the mediating component as direct invocations or indirect events or software bus exchanges. The acquired components may establish communications with remote servers. The acquired components may also present a user interface representing data to be exchanged with the remote servers.