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Methods and apparatus providing remote operation of an application programming interface

  • US 7,010,796 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/2001
  • Issued: 03/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for accessing a second application programming interface in a second computing environment from a first process operating in a first computing environment that cannot natively access the second application programming interface, the method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a first function call made by the first process, the first function call including a first function call parameter, the first function call and the first function call parameter not being usable as generated by the first process to access the second application programming interface;

    accessing a first application programming interface definition defining (i) a mapping of the first function call and the first function call parameter to corresponding meta parameters, a first meta parameter being an intermediate representation of the first function call and being mapped to a second function call usable to access the second application programming interface, and a second meta parameter being an intermediate representation of the first function call parameter and being mapped to a second function call parameter usable with the second function call to access the second application programming interface;

    generating an encapsulated function call containing the meta parameters; and

    sending the encapsulated function call from the first computing environment destined for the second computing environment.

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