Live connection enhancement for data source interface

• US 9,021,111 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nguyen, Lynh
• Primary Examiner(s): Golabbakhsh, Ebrahim
• Application Number:
  US14/021,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20140012998A1
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709224-228
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1443 Transmit or communication errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/17356 Indirect interconnection networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing

Abstract

The invention provides for the connection of a plurality of remote applications with a data source, to maximize the speed and reliability of data transfer. An interface module interfaces with a remote application such as a web browser. A port module interfaces between interface module and a data source. A connection manager facilitates the interface between the interface module and the port module. The port module detects the unavailability of the data source in response to an initial request for the data source by the remote application. The port module may then dynamically detect the availability of the data source in response to a subsequent request for the data source and reconnect to the data source to the remote application in response to the subsequent request without having to reinitialize the connection manager.

Claims

1. A method for connecting a plurality of remote applications with a data source, the method comprising:

facilitating, a connection between respective ones of a plurality of interfaces that interface with the plurality of remote applications and a plurality of ports that interface with the data source utilizing a connection manager, by determining an available first port module among the plurality of ports, based on an availability record of the plurality of ports, and providing a port identifier of the available first port to a first interface among the plurality of interfaces; and

sending subsequent communications independent of the connection manager, from the first interface to the available first port the connection manager being different from the first interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection manager facilitates a direct connection between the respective ones of the plurality of interfaces and the plurality of ports.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective ones of the interfaces and the plurality of ports are individually directly connected so as to operate independently of each other and the connection manager.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection manager tracks status of the plurality of ports and updates the availability record of the plurality of ports.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first port connects with the data source, if the last status of the data source was inactive and reestablishes the connection with the data source without re-initialization from the connection manager.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the availability record stores each available port among the plurality of ports in a queue.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the connection manager determines only the first available port in the queue and provides only the port identifier of the first available port to the respective one of the plurality of interfaces.

8. A computer readable device having stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing a method for connecting a plurality of remote applications with a data source, the method comprising:

facilitating, a connection between respective ones of a plurality of interfaces that interface with the plurality of remote applications and a plurality of ports that interface with the data source by a connection manager, by determining an available first port among the plurality of ports, based on an availability record of the plurality of ports, and providing a port identifier of the available first port to a first interface among the plurality of interfaces; and

sending subsequent communications independent of the connection manager, from the first interface to the available first port, the connection manager being different from the first interface.

9. The computer readable device of claim 8, wherein the connection manager facilitates a direct connection between the respective ones of the plurality of interfaces and the plurality of ports.

10. The computer readable device of claim 8, wherein the respective ones of the interfaces and the plurality of ports are individually directly connected so as to operate independently of each other and the connection manager.

11. The computer readable device of claim 8, wherein the connection manager tracks status of the plurality of ports and updates the availability record of the plurality of ports.

12. The computer readable device of claim 8, wherein the first port connects with the data source if the last status of the data source was inactive and reestablishes the connection with the data source without re-initialization from the connection manager.

13. The computer readable device of claim 8, wherein the availability record stores each available port among the plurality of ports in a queue.

14. The computer readable device of claim 13, wherein the connection manager determines only the first available port in the queue and provides only the port identifier of the first available port to the respective one of the plurality of interfaces.

15. A system for connecting a plurality of remote applications with a data source, the system comprising:

a connection manager, utilizing at least one hardware processor, configured to facilitate a connection between respective ones of a plurality of interfaces that interface with the plurality of remote applications and a plurality of ports that interface with the data source, by determining an available first port among the plurality of ports, based on an availability record of the plurality of ports, and providing a port identifier of the available first port to a first interface among the plurality of interfaces, the connection manager being different from the first interface; and

the first interface configured to send subsequent communications to the available first port independent of the connection manager.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the connection manager facilitates a direct connection between the respective ones of the plurality of interfaces and the plurality of ports.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the respective ones of the interfaces and the plurality of ports are individually directly connected so as to operate independently of each other and the connection manager.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the connection manager tracks status of the plurality of ports and updates the availability record of the plurality of ports.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first port connects with the data source if the last status of the data source was inactive and reestablishes the connection with the data source without re-initialization from the connection manager.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the availability record stores each available port among the plurality of ports in a queue.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the connection manager determines only the first available port in the queue and provides only the port identifier of the first available port to the respective one of the plurality of interfaces.