The invention comprises a method and system for achieving delegation in a class-based object oriented language. In accordance with the method of the invention, a message is received with a first object, the message including a first target parameter. The first object then generates a "self"...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5737606?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5737606 - Method and system for delegation in a class-based language
