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Software development system having particular adaptability to financial payment switches

  • US 7,131,108 B1
  • Filed: 04/17/2000
  • Issued: 10/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An expedited method of assembling software systems, comprising the following steps:

  • a) fabricating a collection of software systems, each of which system containsi) a processing module (PROC_MOD) which processes content of messages;

    ii) a single packaging module (PAK_MOD) which packages said messages into packets for transport out of the system;

    iii) a communication module (COM_MOD) which accepts and delivers message packets; and

    iv) a system control module (CONTROL) which coordinates the processes of (i), (ii), and (iii);

    b) during the fabrication of paragraph (a),i) fabricating identical CONTROL modules in all of the software systems;

    ii) fabricating identical COM_MOD modules in all of the software systems; and

    iii) fabricating PAK_MOD modules in all of the software systems, such that;

    A) a copy of a software unit A is contained in every PAK_MOD module;

    B) some PAK_MOD modules contain a software unit B with no unit C; and

    C) some PAK_MOD modules contain a software unit C with no unit B; and

    c) installing the software systems into respective electronic payment switches.

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