METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MESSAGES

• US 20070265997A1
• Filed: 05/04/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: SASAKI, Osamu
• Granted Patent: US 8,024,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications

Abstract

A memory stores a file attached to a message generated by using a structure language. Data containing an element contained in the message to which information for obtaining type information and a file referred by the element are obtained from the memory is added is constructed. This data has a construction corresponding to an application programming interface for the structured language.

Claims

1. A processing method of processing a message generated by using a structured language, the method comprising the steps of:

storing a file attached to the message in a memory; and

constructing data having construction corresponding to an application programming interface for the structured language and including the element included in the message to which type information and information for obtaining from the memory the file referred by the element is added.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of storing, a file attached to the message in a MIME multi-part format is stored in the memory.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of constructing, data of a tree structure is constructed on the basis of elements contained in the message.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

processing data constructed in the step of constructing;

outputting a processing result having the construction;

obtaining, from the memory, a file referred by an element included in the processing result; and

generating, from the element of the processing result, a second message by using a structure language, to which the acquired file is attached and in which information for referring to the file is recorded in an element which refers to the file.

5. A generating method of generating a message with an attached file from data having a data structure corresponding to an application interface for a structured language, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining content data referred by an element included in the data; and

generating, from the element, a message by using the structured language, in which the acquired content data is embedded as an attached file and information for referring to the attached file is recorded in an element which refers to the content data.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein in the step of generating, a message is generated from an element of data having a tree structure having the element as a node.

7. A processing apparatus which processes a message generated by using a structured language, the apparatus comprising:

a storing unit adapted to store a file attached to the message; and

a constructing unit adapted to construct data having construction corresponding to an application programming interface for the structured language and including the element included in the message to which type information and information for obtaining from the memory the file referred by the element is added.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said storing unit stores a file attached to the message in a MIME multi-part format.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said constructing unit constructs data of a tree structure on the basis of elements contained in the message.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

a processing unit adapted to process data constructed by said constructing unit and output a processing result having the construction;

an obtaining unit adapted to obtain, from the storing unit, a file referred by an element included in the processing result; and

a generating unit adapted to generate, from the element of the processing result, a second message by using a structure language, to which the acquired file is attached and in which information for referring to the file is recorded in an element which refers to the file.

11. A generating apparatus which generates a message with an attached file from data having a data structure corresponding to an application interface for a structured language, the apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit adapted to obtain content data referred by an element included the data; and

a generating unit adapted to generate, from the element, a message by using the structured language, in which the acquired content data is embedded as an attached file and information for referring to the attached file is recorded in an element which refers to the content data.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said generating unit generates a message from an element of data having a tree structure having the element as a node.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for processing a message generated by using a structured language, the computer program causing a computer to execute:

storing a file attached to the message in a memory; and

constructing data having construction corresponding to an application programming interface for the structured language and including the element included in the message to which type information and information for obtaining from the memory the file referred by the element is added.

14. The medium according to claim 13, wherein in the step of storing, a file attached to the message in a MIME multi-part format is stored in the memory.

15. The medium according to claim 13, wherein in the step of constructing, data of a tree structure is constructed on the basis of elements contained in the message.

16. The medium according to claim 13, the computer program further causing the computer to execute:

processing data constructed in the step of constructing;

outputting a processing result having the construction;

obtaining, from the memory, a file referred by an element included the processing result; and

generating, from the element of the processing result, a second message by using a structure language, to which the acquired file is attached and in which information for referring to the file is recorded in an element which refers to the file.

17. A storage medium storing a computer program for generating a message with an attached file from data having a data structure corresponding to an application interface for a structured language, the computer program causing a computer to execute:

obtaining content data referred by an element included the data; and

generating, from the element, a message by using the structured language, in which the acquired content data is embedded as an attached file and information for referring to the attached file is recorded in an element which refers to the content data.

18. The medium according to claim 17, wherein in the step of generating, a message is generated from an element of data having a tree structure having the element as a node.