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Method and apparatus for creating, sending, and using self-descriptive objects as messages over a message queuing network

  • US 7,788,676 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2004
  • Issued: 08/31/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media containing executable instructions that, when implemented, perform a method comprising:

  • a) receiving a self-descriptive dictionary object comprising;

    at least one data item, wherein the data item comprises a name, a type, and a value;

    data representing an address of at least one location of a type indicator of the at least one data item, the address comprising at least one of an address of a sending application, an address of a message queuing network, an address of a local process, and an address of a remote process;

    a count of the at least one data item;

    at least one first instruction to manipulate the at least one data item;

    at least one second instruction to serialize the self-descriptive dictionary object; and

    at least one third instruction to deserialize the self-descriptive dictionary object;

    b) invoking the at least one third instruction to deserialize the self-descriptive dictionary object;

    c) sending the deserialized self-descriptive dictionary object to an application; and

    d) discovering by the application an unknown type identifier;

    e) in response to discovering an unknown type identifier, the application sending a query to the address of the at least one location of a type indicator of the at least one data item in response to discovering an unknown type identifier.

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