Patent ID: 6173335
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer program product having a computer-readable medium embodying a package data structure for automatically routing computer information within a computer system, said computer information originating from an information source and being automatically dispatched to at least one of a plurality of software entities within said computer system by a package manager, the package of the computer program product comprising:(a) one or more parts containing said computer information usable by at least one of said plurality of software entities, each part having an associated part kind attribute characterizing a known inherent feature of that portion of the computer information contained in said part and an associated part type attribute defining the type of software entity that can use that portion of the computer information contained in the part; and(b) a package directory describing characteristics of said package and of said computer information, said characteristics including the part type attribute and the part kind attribute of each of the one or more parts, said package directory being used by said package manager to route said computer information contained in said one or more parts to at least one of said plurality of software entities.