Patent ID: 7836120
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for managing communication between businesses utilizing an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising: receiving a first request from one of a plurality of first businesses to a second business; authenticating the source of said first request; based on said authentication, determining at least one of a plurality of maps utilized to map the first request into a first format specified by said one of the plurality of first businesses, wherein the plurality of maps comprise industry standard mapping, a library map relevant to said plurality of first businesses and a custom map relevant to said one of the plurality of first businesses; performing a first mapping on the first request to convert the first request into an industry standard format; performing a second mapping by utilizing the library map on the first request to further convert the first request into a first format specified by the plurality of first businesses; and performing a third mapping by utilizing the custom map on the first request to further convert the first request into the first format specified by the one of the plurality of first businesses.