Patent ID: 6643652
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for managing data exchange between systems connected via a network, comprising:creating a plurality of predefined stylesheets, each said stylesheet of said plurality of stylesheets describing a mapping between a system specific local format and a generic interchange format; wherein the generic interchange format is independent of a specific platform or system; receiving a data object from a first system in a first system specific local format; translating said data object from a first system specific local format to a generic interchange format object with a first predefined stylesheet using a system specific service component which utilizes a native application programming interface of said first system; translating said data object from said generic interchange format to a second system specific local format object with a second predefined stylesheet using a system specific service component which utilizes a native application programming interface of said second system; and transferring said second system specific local format object to said second system.