Patent ID: 7191250
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: passing data having a first data type by a sending application resident on a first computer system to a first transport handler program resident on said first computer system; adding to said data, by said first transport handler program, a token, a first category type identifier corresponding to said first data type, and a first data type identifier corresponding to said first data type, to form an information packet including said token, said first category type identifier, said first data type identifier, and said data; using, by said first transport handler program, a transport mechanism to transmit said information packet to a second computer system; using, by a second transport handler program resident on said second computer system, said token to locate said first data type identifier and said first category type identifier in said information packet; indexing, by said second transport handler program, a relevant one of a plurality of category types of an application registry with said first data type identifier to determine a destination application that is associated with said first data type identifier; and supplying said packet to said destination application.