Appeal No. 96-3077
Application No. 08/255,544
More specifically, Appellant discloses on page 3 of the
specification that messages are passed through a filter which
detects the type of message being sent and determines the most
appropriate path for transferring the message. As illustrated
in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, if a system message is
detected, the message is transmitted utilizing system message
handling. If a system message is not detected, the message is
transferred using a direct call.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A data processing apparatus for executin two or more
computer programs, said data processing apparatus including
memory and processor means, said two or more computer programs
each including a plurality of objects having data and program
code for manipulating said data, said apparatus comprising:
message path means for transferring a message between a
sending and a receiving object, said message having a message
type and message content, said message path means including a
first message transfer means for transferring said message
between objects within the same computer program and a second
message transfer means for transferring said message to an
object in a computer program different from the computer
program of the sending object; and
message path selection logic external to said sending and
receiving objects and responsive to said message type of said
message being transferred by said message path means to select
said first or second message transfer means for transferring
said message between said objects.
The Examiner relied on the following reference:
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