System and Method for Providing Interoperability Between Different Programming Protocols

• US 20090276794A1
• Filed: 07/16/2009
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Black, Larry A., Pierce, Ronald O.
• Granted Patent: US 8,276,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing interoperability of systems are provided. One embodiment may be seen as instantiating a server in a container having instances of Enterprise Java™ Beans (EJB), and accessing the EJB through the local interface of the EJB. Since the EJB is accessed from within the container, the need for translation of messaging protocols at a bridge is removed. The server components are provided access to the EJB logic through the local interface of the EJB.

Claims

1. In a distributed network, a method comprising:

instantiating a CORBA server the CORBA server being initiated in a servlet context with parameters that are passed back and forth from an application that is called;

instantiating at least one Enterprise Java™

Bean within a Enterprise Java™

Bean (EJB) container; and

providing data to a client workstation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

instantiating a CORBA server component within an EJB container.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

instantiating all CORBA server components within an EJB container.

4. A method for providing interoperability comprising:

instantiating a server within an Enterprise Java™

Bean (EJB) container, a CORBA server being initiated in a servlet context with at least one parameter that is passed back and forth from an application that is called;

instantiating at least one Enterprise Java™

Bean within the Enterprise Java™

Bean (EJB) container; and

providing data to a client workstation.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

instantiating a CORBA server component within the EJB container.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

instantiating all CORBA server components within the EJB container.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein instantiating the server comprises:

instantiating a CORBA server within the EJB container.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein instantiating the server comprises:

instantiating server components in response to a request.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a request;

executing the request at the EJB container to generate a result; and

returning the result.

10. A method for providing interoperability comprising:

instantiating a component within an Enterprise Java™

Bean (EJB) container, the component being initiated in a servlet context with at least one parameter that is passed back and forth from an application;

instantiating a server within the container; and

providing data to a client workstation.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

instantiating all server components within the container.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein instantiating the component within the container comprises:

instantiating an Enterprise Java™

Bean (EJB) within an EJB container.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein instantiating the server within the container comprises:

instantiating the server within the EJB container.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein instantiating the server within the EJB container comprises:

instantiating a CORBA server within the EJB container.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein instantiating the server within the EJB container further comprises:

instantiating a CORBA server component within the EJB container.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein instantiating the server within the EJB container further comprises:

instantiating all CORBA server components within the EJB container.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein instantiating the server within the container comprises:

instantiating a CORBA server within the container.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein instantiating the server within the container comprises:

instantiating a CORBA server component within the container.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the server component is selected from a group that includes the following:

a root portable object adapter (POA);

a child POA;

a POA manager;

a servant manager;

a POA policy;

a transient object;

a persistent object;

a session object;

an entity object;

a factory object;

a servant activator; and

a servant locator object.