Patent ID: 6281892
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A table-driven interface system to a computer application, comprising:an input handler operable to receive a command entered by a user;at least one input table indexable by the command for determining at least one required input parameter associated with the command, the at least one required input parameter being used to prompt the user for at least one required input parameter value;at least one input parameter table operable to contain the at least one required input parameter value entered by the user; anda server handler operable to construct a message having a predetermined format containing the at least one required input parameter value contained in the at least one input parameter table, the server handler further operable to send the constructed message to a server, the server operable to provide a reply message to the server handler without the necessity of code modification within the server, the reply message containing at least one output parameter value to be displayed to the user.