International Business Machines Corporation

Erin Elizabeth Shepler

Michael Haden Conner

Marc Gregory Smith

George Prentice Copeland

Scott Harrison Danforth

Frank Richard Campagnoni

Venu P Banda

Dawn E Bezviner

Kevin J Greene

A method for a first process in a first address space to communicate with an object in a second address space including the steps of determining, during runtime of the first process, that a communication link is needed between the first process and a target object in the second address space, generating a proxy object in the first address space corresponding to the target object, and establishing the communication link between the first process and the target object through the proxy object. In addition, an apparatus for a first process in a first address space to communicate with an object in a second address space including apparatus for determining, during runtime of the first process, that a communication link is needed between the first process and a target object in the second address space, apparatus for generating a proxy object in the first address space corresponding to the target object, and apparatus for establishing the communication link between the first process and the target object through the proxy object.

Method and apparatus for utilizing proxy objects to communicate with target objects

A method for activating and executing objects containing data and procedures including the steps of relaying, by a first object in a first address space, a communication from a process in a second address space to a second object in the first address space, activating, by the second object, a third object containing data and procedures in response to the relayed communication, and executing, by the activated third object, an operation in response to the relayed communication. In addition, an apparatus for activating and executing remote objects containing data and procedures including a first object in a first address space for relaying a communication from a process in a second address space to a second object in the first address space, apparatus for activating, in the second object, a third object containing data and procedures in response to the relayed communication, and apparatus for executing, in the activated third object, an operation in response to the relayed communication.

Method and apparatus for activating and executing remote objects

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Erin Elizabeth Shepler