Method and system for routing data repository messages between computing devices

• US 7,356,607 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2002
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Shorter, David U., Shorter, Brian P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn; William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shingles; Kristie D
• Application Number:
  US10/081,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,237 Days
• Field of Search: 709/238, 709/246, 709/236, 707/201, 707/100, 370/230, 704/4, 704/9
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A message router for routing data repository messages between a plurality of computer systems, wherein the computer systems include data repositories having disparate syntaxes. The message router can include a conversion engine for translating content in a received message from a syntax corresponding to a data repository of an originating computer system to a syntax corresponding to a data repository of at least one target computer system.

Claims

1. In a message router, a method of routing data repository messages, said method comprising:

receiving a data repository message from an originating computer system, said data repository message conforming to a first syntax and being received in a message router located remotely from said originating computer system;

recognizing based upon data contained in the data repository message the first syntax corresponding to the data repository of the originating computer system;

determining from the data contained in the data repository message a target computer system to which said received data repository message is directed, said target computer system remotely located from said originating computer system and said message router;

based on said determined target computer system determined on the basis of the data contained in the data repository message, identifying a second syntax corresponding to said target computer system, wherein said first syntax and said second syntax are disparate;

converting content in said received data repository message from said first syntax to said second syntax, the conversion being effected by said message router and based upon syntax information contained in a translation library residing on said message router; and

sending said received and converted data repository message to said target computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said data repository message includes at least one of a data structure reference, an attribute name reference, an attribute value, and a data repository operation, said converting step further comprising:

translating said data structure and said attribute name references using a reference processor;

translating said attribute value using an attribute processor; and

translating said data repository operation using an operation processor.

3. In a message router, a method of routing data repository messages, said method comprising:

receiving a data repository message from an originating computer system, said data repository message conforming to a first syntax and being received in a message router remotely located from the originating computer system;

recognizing based upon data contained in the data repository message the first syntax corresponding to the data repository of the originating computer system;

determining from the data contained in the data repository message a plurality of target computer systems to which said received data repository message is directed, said target computer systems each being remotely located from said originating computer system and said message router;

based on said determined plurality of target computer systems determined on the basis of the data contained in the data repository message, identifying at least one syntax for particular ones of said plurality of target computer systems, wherein said at least one identified syntax and said first syntax are disparate;

converting content in said received data repository message from said first syntax to said at least one syntax of said particular ones of said plurality of target computer systems, the conversion being effected by said message router and based upon syntax information contained in a translation library residing on said message router; and

sending said received and converted data repository message to said particular ones of said plurality of target computer systems.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said data repository message includes at least one of a data structure reference, an attribute name reference, an attribute value, and a data repository operation, said converting step further comprising:

translating said data structure and said attribute name references using a reference processor;

translating said attribute value using an attribute processor; and

translating said data repository operation using an operation processor.