Run-time dynamically adaptive computer process for facilitating communication between computer programs
November 4, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3728692 Dual language programmable controller System and method for generating an object module in a first format and then converting the first format into a format which is loadable into a selected computer Method for transferring data files between computers in a network response to generalized application program instructions Expansion interface board system for connecting several personal computers to an electronic typesetter connected to a host personal computer Static dataflow computer with a plurality of control structures simultaneously and continuously monitoring first and second communication channels System and method for automated selection of equipment for purchase through input of user desired specifications String searcher, and compressor using same Method for specifying and controlling the invocation of a computer program System for accessing remote heterogeneous database including formatting retrieved data into applications program format InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 334596 filed on 11/04/1994US Classes:703/20, Target device707/10, Distributed or remote access718/100TASK MANAGEMENT OR CONTROLExaminersPrimary: Teska, Kevin J.Assistant: Nguyen, Tan T. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 017/30G06F 013/00 AbstractThe present invention provides a dynamic interface between two dissimilar software programs that must communicate with each, whether running on one or a plurality of computers. The invention can provide bi-directional, non-intrusive data manipulation and communications between software programs on a distributed computing platform or across platforms on a distributed network. The invention includes user-defined template files, a user-defined equality file, first and second blocks of shared memory, a master interface, and a slave interface. The template files define the output and input data of their respective programs and map the output and input data to blocks of memory. The equality file equates the input data and output data of one program with the output data and input data, respectively, of the other computer program. The master interface takes data from the master side block of memory, reconfigures the data based on the contents of the equality file to match the input data requirements of the second computer program, and sends the reconfigured data to the slave interface to be loaded into the slave side block of shared memory. The second computer program accesses the reconfigured data from the slave side of shared memory. | |
