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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Applicant:
You-wei Shen, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
You-Wei Shen, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an operating software system that provides one or more software components for use by a plurality of software programs, a method of providing an upgraded version of a software component for use by one or more of the software programs while at the same time allowing other programs of the plurality of programs to continue to operate with the older version. The method is particularly suitable for upgradingomponentbjectodels (COM's) as used in the Windows® operating system.