Patent ID: 7383355
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An application collaboration system, comprising: a central registry for maintaining configuration information for various components in the system, the configuration information comprising a first set of configuration information and a second set of configuration information; and a first interface and a second interface, the first interface configured to communicate with a first application, and the second interface configured to communicate with a second application, wherein the first and second applications are not capable of communicating directly with each other, wherein the first and second interfaces are coupled to each other and to the central registry via a communications medium for enabling communication therebetween, wherein the first interface is operable to receive the first set of configuration information from the central registry and implement the first set of configuration information to operate in accordance therewith, wherein the second interface is operable to receive the second set of configuration information from the central registry and implement the second set of configuration information to operate in accordance therewith, and wherein the first interface and the second interface are operable to communicate with each other, without using the central registry as an intermediary, to enable information to be exchanged between the first and the second applications.