Patent ID: 6477580
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing a self-describing stream-based communication system comprising the steps of:(a) loading messages including meta-data and representations of objects onto a data stream; (b) sending messages between a sending system and a receiving system using a shared generic format; (c) unloading the messages via the receiving system, wherein the messages are representative of object data; (d) translating the messages into object data via the receiving system based on the meta-data; (e) wherein the meta-data includes a first section identifying a type of object associated with the data and a number of attribute descriptors in the data and a second section including a series of the attribute descriptors defining elements of the data; and (f) instantiating a new instance of the objects, and populating said objects with the object data that has been translated by the receiving system.