Patent ID: 8135868
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, configured to: receive and transmit Extensible Markup Language format Simple Object Access Protocol (XML/SOAP) messages by using an application protocol and transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP), each of the XML/SOAP messages comprising XML encoded SOAP message elements; receive and transmit binary format messages comprising a binary header and binary message elements; perform transformation between one of the XML/SOAP messages and one of the binary format messages by replacing each of the XML encoded SOAP message elements with each of the binary message elements; perform transformation between one of the binary format messages and one of the XML/SOAP messages by replacing each of the binary message elements with each of the XML encoded SOAP message elements; include, when transforming the XML/SOAP message to the binary format message, type of the application protocol and TCP/IP acknowledgement data in the binary header; and select, when transforming the binary format message to the XML/SOAP message, the application protocol type and response code based on information in the binary header of the binary format message.