Patent ID: 8769026
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: an intermediary registering a to-address with a transport handler, wherein the intermediary is an application and the to-address identifies an address of a server; in response to registering the to-address, the transport handler updating an intermediary map with an entry that maps the to-address to the intermediary; the transport handler receiving a first message traveling from a client to the server, the first message conforming to a first protocol and specifying the to-address; the transport handler selecting the intermediary from a plurality of intermediaries based on (a) the first message specifying the to-address, and (b) the intermediary map having the entry that maps the to-address to the intermediary; responsive to selecting the intermediary, the transport handler forwarding content from the first message to the intermediary; and in response to receiving the content, the intermediary transforming the content into a second message conforming to a second protocol that is different than the first protocol; in response to transforming the content into the second message, the intermediary sending the second message to a service hosted at the server; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.