Appeal No. 1997-2055
Application No. 08/175,873
observable object responds to abstract events, each of which
corresponds to an action slot container object. Two action
objects, each of which specifies a unit of behavior, are
placed within the action slot container object and are
executed in
response to the occurrence of a single abstract event. Claim
1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. A method for efficiently controlling the execution
of object oriented programs, said method comprising the steps
of:
providing at least one observable object which responds
to a predetermined plurality of abstract events, each of said
predetermined plurality of abstract events corresponding to an
action slot container object associated with said at least one
observable object;
placing at least two action objects within said action
slot container object, each of said at least two action
objects specifying a unit of behavior; and
executing each action object within said action slot
container object in response to an occurrence of a
corresponding abstract event wherein an occurrence of a single
abstract event corresponding to said action container object
will result in an occurrence of two units of behavior.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
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