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Object-oriented encapsulation of a telecommunications service protocol interface

  • US 6,553,427 B1
  • Filed: 07/24/1998
  • Issued: 04/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for sending a request intelligent network application protocol message from an originating switch in a telephone network to a service application program running on a transaction server computer using an object-oriented communications interface, the transaction server computer running a transactions capability applications part server, the request intelligent network application protocol message having a request type and including request data, the object-oriented communications interface having a number of interface objects, the method comprising:

  • constructing the request intelligent network application protocol message by the originating switch;

    sending the request intelligent network application protocol message by the originating switch via a lower-level communications protocol interface to the transaction server computer;

    receiving the request intelligent network application protocol message by the transactions capability applications part server running on the transaction server computer;

    encapsulating by the transactions capability applications part server the request type and request data extracted from the request intelligent network application protocol message into a message encapsulation interface object;

    passing the message encapsulation interface object by the transactions capability applications part server to the service application program by calling method of an object transfer interface object within the transactions capability applications part server;

    receiving the message encapsulation interface object by calling a method of an object transfer interface object within the service application program; and

    calling methods of the received message encapsulation interface object by the service application program to obtain the request type and request data of the request intelligent network application protocol message.

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