Patent ID: 7085286
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating between two business entities, each of the business entities utilizing a different communication protocol, wherein a business conversation is established between the entities, the method comprising the steps of: providing a business-to-business (B2B) protocol exchange for facilitating communications between the business entities, the B2B protocol exchange being operatively connected to the business entities; receiving, at the B2B protocol exchange, a message from one of the business entities in a first communication protocol; translating the received message in the first communication protocol into a translated message in a second protocol used by another of the business entities; and sending the translated message to the other business entity; wherein the step of sending the translated message to the other business entity further comprises the steps of: generating, at the B2B protocol exchange, a conversation identifier associated with the business conversation; and the B2B protocol exchange inserting the conversation identifier into the translated message.