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Interactive code format transform for communicating data between incompatible information processing systems

  • US 4,559,614 A
  • Filed: 07/05/1983
  • Issued: 12/17/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a data communication system including a first information processing system which operates on internal code of a first format and a second information processing system which operates on internal code of a second format different from said first format, an interactive control system for transforming the communicated code of said first information processing system to the format of the code of said second information processing system comprising:

  • means connected to said second information processing system for displaying to an operator of the second information processing system a menu of code format transform tasks available for operator selection;

    means connected to said second information processing system and responding to the selection of one of said code format transform tasks by the operator for displaying a transform file of characters and control instructions of said first information processing system together with corresponding default characters and control instructions in the format of the second information processing system;

    means connected to said second information processing system and responding to the display of said transform file for selectively replacing certain ones of said default characters and control instructions in said transform file with characters and control instructions selected by the operator; and

    means connected to said second information processing system and responding to the replacement of said default characters and control instructions for merging said transform file into a transform program for transforming the communicated code of said first information processing system to the format of the code of said second information processing system.

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