	US 7,562,369 B1
	Method and system for dynamic configuration of activators in a client-server environment
Julie Salamone, Medford, Mass. (US); Alan Clarke, Dublin (Ireland); Paul Kiely, Leixlip (Ireland); Ronald C Witham, Jr., Halibut Bay (Canada); and Kevin Sullivan, Checkpoint (Ireland)
Assigned to IONA Technologies, PLC, Dublin (Ireland)
Appl. No. 9/890,536 PCT Filed Jan. 28, 2000, PCT No. PCT/US00/02014 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jan. 15, 2003, PCT Pub. No. WO00/45238, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 03, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/117943, filed on Jan. 29, 1999.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/117948, filed on Jan. 29, 1999.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/117949, filed on Jan. 29, 1999.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 719—328 [719/331; 719/332]

7 Claims

1. A computer implemented method of activating a process, said method implemented via computer program code stored in said computer, said method comprising:

generating one or more first plug-ins each configured to activate a target process;

dynamically registering the first plug-ins with a second plug-in;

permanently storing information relating to each registered first plug-in;

activating at least one target process based on said permanently stored information;

providing a unique identifier for each target process; and

sending and receiving a message between the first and second plug-ins using the identifiers, wherein the message includes information relating to a state change of the target processes, and wherein the state includes an activated state and a deactivated state.