Patent ID: 6230315
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method in a computer for transforming selected computer data which is stored at least temporarily at said computer from a first form to a second form, the method comprising:representing the first form of the selected computer data by an object model having a plurality of objects;providing a plurality of transformational agents each comprising executable code for transforming an object into a portion of the second form; andlinking the transformational agents to produce a transformational agent model; and,transforming the object model into the second form by executing the code for the plurality of transformation agents in a sequence which is based on the transformational agent model,and wherein each of the transformational agents has two attributes comprising the context and the template, the method further comprising each of the transformational agents performing an execution model comprising the steps of:generating first code required for resolving the template for the context;resolving the template for the context; andgenerating second code required for having resolved the template for the context.