DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

A distributed object for use in a networked computer system including a host computer (12) and a remote computer (16), where the remote computer (16) is in electronic communication with a device, is disclosed in one embodiment of th e present invention as including a first memember component implemented and stored on the host computer. The second member component is in electronic communication with the remote computer (16), and the second member component functions to access data on the remote computer (16). The distributed object may be part of an object hierarchy. The object hierarchy may also include a first subclass derived from the base class. The first subclass may be implemented and stored on the host computer. This first subclass includes th e second member component in electronic communication with the remote computer (16). The object hierarchy may also include a second subsclass that alters t he function of the object.