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Virtual interface system and method for enabling software applications to be environment-independent

CA 1312959 C · Owner: Visystems, Inc. · Inventors: Talati, Kiritkumar; Lackie, C. Willard

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A system and method for providing application program portability and consistency across a number of different hardware, database, transaction processing and operating system environments. In the preferred embodiment the system, includes a plurality of processes for performing one or more tasks required by the application software in one or more distributed processors of a heterogenous or "target" computer. In a run-time mode, program code of the application software is pre-processed, compiled and linked with system interface modules to create code executable by a operating system of the target computer. The executable code which, includes a number of functional calls to the processes is …

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  • Granted January 19, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 19, 2010.
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FiledNovember 4, 1988
GrantedJanuary 19, 1993
Term endedJanuary 19, 2010
Patent numberCA 1312959 C
Classification (IPC)G06F9/44 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedNov 4, 1988Patent grantedJan 19, 1993Term endedJan 19, 2010

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