Patent Document ID: 6134559
Application ID: 09067061

Base Claim:
1. A method for integrating objects defined by different type systems into a single integrated object oriented system, said method comprising the steps of: providing an integrated object oriented system comprising, an integrated type system that supports a superset of features from a plurality of foreign object systems, said foreign object systems comprising a plurality of foreign objects defined by foreign type systems that are different from said integrated type system, said foreign objects including at least one method; receiving into said integrated object oriented system a plurality of said foreign objects from said different foreign object systems; converting said foreign objects into uniform object model objects defined by said integrated type system; and executing said foreign objects as uniform object model objects in a run time environment without loss of features provided by said foreign objects.

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Claim 6:
6. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the step of registering foreign objects with said single integrated object oriented system for dynamic run time operation of said foreign objects.