Patent ID: 6996830

Claim:
A computer implemented method of activating a requested processing component initiated by a calling component within a local computing system having one or more applications, the method comprising: activating an instance of an application associated with one or more processing components; receiving a request from a calling component to activate one of the processing components associated with the application; determining an identity of the requested processing component, including an identity of a class ID from the request to activate the requested component initiated by the calling component; obtaining configuration data for the requested component, the configuration data comprising an indication of public-private status for the requested component; if the configuration data indicates that the requested component is a public component, activating an instance of the requested component; if the configuration data indicates that the requested component is a private component, performing the following: determining if the requested component is a member of the application that also includes the calling component as a member; and if the requested component and the calling component are members of the same application, activating an instance of the requested component.