Heterogeneous computing interface apparatus and method using a universal character set
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1. A method of performing operations using a universal character set in heterogenous computer systems, comprising steps of:
- (a) translating a first native character set input data stream to a first universal character set translated input data stream;
(b) translating a second native character set input data stream to a second universal character set translated input data stream, the universal character set including distinct character codes for each character in the first native character set and the second native character set;
(c) communicating the first translated input data steam and the second translated input data stream to the computer systems; and
(d) performing computer system operations using the universal character set based on contents of the first translated input data stream and the second translated input data stream.
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A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for monitoring and controlling computer systems. The invention provides an intelligent card and a monitoring and control unit coupled to the intelligent card. The intelligent card translates a data stream form a host computer system into a universal data stream. The universal data stream is communicated to the monitoring and control unit via a standard network protocol for performing operations based on the universal data stream.
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1. A method of performing operations using a universal character set in heterogenous computer systems, comprising steps of:
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(a) translating a first native character set input data stream to a first universal character set translated input data stream; (b) translating a second native character set input data stream to a second universal character set translated input data stream, the universal character set including distinct character codes for each character in the first native character set and the second native character set; (c) communicating the first translated input data steam and the second translated input data stream to the computer systems; and (d) performing computer system operations using the universal character set based on contents of the first translated input data stream and the second translated input data stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic monitoring and control system performing operations using a universal character set, the monitoring and control system being external to a plurality of heterogenous computer systems for monitoring operational processes in the computer systems, the monitoring and control system comprising:
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(a) an intelligent card which translates a first native character set input data stream to a first universal character set translated input data stream and which translates a second native character set input data stream to a second universal character set translated input data stream, the universal character set including distinct character codes for each character in the first native character set and the second native character set; and (b) a monitoring and control unit, operatively coupled to the intelligent card, for receiving the first translated input data stream and the second translated input data stream from the intelligent card, the monitoring and control unit comprising at least one processor which performs operations using the universal character set based on contents of the translated first input data stream and the translated second input data stream. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer having a memory, the medium tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for performing operations using a universal character set in heterogenous computer systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) translating a first native character set input data stream to a first universal character set translated input data stream; (b) translating a second native character set input data stream to a second universal character set translated input data stream, the universal character set including distinct character codes for each character in the first native character set and the second native character set; and (c) communicating the first translated input data stream and the second translated input data stream to the computer systems; and (d) performing computer system operations using the universal character set based on contents of the first translated input data stream and the second translated input data stream. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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