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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Monsak Chirakansakcharoen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Joseph Prorock, Raleigh, NC (US);
Monsak Chirakansakcharoen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Joseph Prorock, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for using a JAVA™ Custom ClassLoader to dynamically build and maintain a list of JAVA™ Class Files and resources that are used by applications that run in Point Of Sale (POS) terminals or other POS devices. The JAVA™ Class Files and resources are ordinarily obtained from a file server known as a controller. If communication between the POS terminal and the controller is lost, other POS devices dynamically collaborate in a 'self healing' process to find and provide the required resources (e.g., JAVA™ Class Files) to run the POS terminal in an off-line mode. The present system is thus autonomic, self-learning and self-healing.