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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
James Stewart, Newton, MA (US);
James Stewart, Newton, MA (US);
The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for automatically integrating software components for use in a COM compliant application from functions developed outside of the COM compliant application environment. The method and apparatus provide a user interface and a build tool that allows the user to select desired functions and select desired locations in the COM compliant application and map those locations to inputs and outputs of the function and create the component automatically from the user's selections. The method and apparatus provide a graphical user interface for the user to direct a build tool to generate the desired component and integrate that component with the COM compliant application.