Patent ID: 8364745
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for enabling communications between applications connected to an enterprise service bus via a plurality of ports, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving, from a source application in a set of applications connected to the enterprise service bus, a message requesting a service from another application in the set of applications, wherein each application in the set of applications is connected to the enterprise service bus via a unique port in the plurality of ports, and wherein each application uses a different combination of messaging format and communication protocol; determining whether the unique port is a universal enterprise service bus port; responsive to a determination that the unique port is a universal enterprise service bus port, performing a set of sub-processes using the message comprising: determining, using the message received, a communication protocol of the source application; processing the message to extract a body of the message; examining the body to determine the messaging format of the source application; converting the message from the messaging format of the source application to a common messaging format understandable by the enterprise service bus to form a common formatted message; and sending the common formatted message to a main body of the enterprise service bus.