Patent ID: 6430562
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for communicating between a plurality of disparate hosts and an order processing system, comprising:generating orders at each of a plurality of disparate hosts; transmitting the orders using relational database statements from each of the hosts to a shared message handler; at the shared message handler, using relational database statements to store the orders in a relational database table structure; transmitting the orders from the relational database table structure of the shared message handler to the order processing system; receiving responses to the orders from the order processing system; associating each of the responses with a corresponding order; updating the status of the corresponding orders based on the responses; making the status of the orders available to the hosts; and synchronizing information associated with one of the orders in a plurality of servers operating in the order processing system when one of the orders is cancelled.