Seems I missed the announcement of Google Patents. In a fit of vanity, I searched on my name and found the one patent I knew was granted. Turns out, another one was granted just last year, 6 years after filing.
Anyways, here they both are:
- Method for moving objects in a distributed computing environment
- Transparent connection type binding by address range
Much more interesting are Grahams's Voyager related patents, found here.
Specifically:
A method for dynamically extending functionality of an object without modifying executable code includes the steps of first identifying an existing object as a primary facet object (16) and creating an aggregate object (14).
And this one, led by Rhett Guthrie (book):
A software system is disclosed which provides for dynamic generation of remote proxy classes at run time through a distributed object management system 16. The software system provides for a client system 14 and server system 12 which communicate via distributed object management system 16 which operates over a distributed computer network to allow communications between client system 14 and server system 12.
Note this feature showed up in JBoss early on while WebLogic was still forcing you to run a proxy compiler as part of your EJB build (don't they still make you do that?).
You also may have seen this roughly supported directly in Java (since JDK 1.3, I think), via the Proxy object.
It should be pointed out that MainLine Data LLC owns my first patent above. They are wholly owned by Intellectual Ventures, not reflected in the public record from what I can tell, but confirmed nevertheless. They are the company in the news that was buying up orphaned patents. Remember? It's the one Nathan Myhrvold founded.
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