Integrated support for application porting transparency and streamlined system migration in heterogeneous platform environments
First Claim
1. A method for converting character encoded data for an application that is ported from an operating system (OS) platform of a first computer to an OS platform of a second computer, the method comprising:
- receiving, on a second computer, an application ported from a first computer, the first and second computers having different first and second OS platforms, respectively;
receiving by the second computer, configuration information associated with the ported application that includes information corresponding to the first OS platform;
executing, by the second OS platform, the ported application;
receiving, by the executing ported application, first character data encoded in a first code set;
receiving, by the second OS platform from the executing ported application, a request to convert the first character encoded data to a second character encoded data encoded in a second code set;
locating, by the second OS platform, a first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping based on at least the received configuration information associated with the ported application; and
converting, by the second OS platform, the first character encoded data to the second character encoded data using the located first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping, such that the second character encoded data is equivalent to an output resulting from converting the first character encoded data on the first OS platform.
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Abstract
Converting data for an application ported from an operating system (OS) platform of a first computer to an OS platform of a second computer. Configuration information associated with ported application including the first computer'"'"'s OS platform is stored on the second computer. The ported application executing on the second computer receives first data encoded in a first code set. The OS of the second computer receives a request to convert the first data to a second data encoded in a second code set, locates a first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping based on at least maintained code set mappings of the OS of the first computer, and converts the first data to the second data using the located first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping. The second data is compatible for processing on the second computer and output from converting the data on the second computer is equivalent to an output from converting the data on the first computer.
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1. A method for converting character encoded data for an application that is ported from an operating system (OS) platform of a first computer to an OS platform of a second computer, the method comprising:
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receiving, on a second computer, an application ported from a first computer, the first and second computers having different first and second OS platforms, respectively; receiving by the second computer, configuration information associated with the ported application that includes information corresponding to the first OS platform; executing, by the second OS platform, the ported application; receiving, by the executing ported application, first character data encoded in a first code set; receiving, by the second OS platform from the executing ported application, a request to convert the first character encoded data to a second character encoded data encoded in a second code set; locating, by the second OS platform, a first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping based on at least the received configuration information associated with the ported application; and converting, by the second OS platform, the first character encoded data to the second character encoded data using the located first-code-set-to-second-code-set mapping, such that the second character encoded data is equivalent to an output resulting from converting the first character encoded data on the first OS platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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