Method and system for transmitting compacted text data

• US 8,234,412 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2001
• Issued: 07/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pascual, Revelino M., Mao, Margo T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Biagini, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US09/950,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20030051056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,977 Days
• Field of Search: 709/218, 709246-247, 709/203, 709206-207, 707/10, 707/200, 707/513, 707/541, 715/513, 715/530, 706/45
• US Class Current: 709/247
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 7/28 Programmable structures, i.e. where the code converter contains apparatus which is operator-changeable to modify the conversion process
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for transmitting compacted text data. A standard form data message is translated into a compacted form data message. The translating includes first locating a long tag in the standard form data message. A short tag in a sender translation table that corresponds to the long tag is identified in a sender translation table. The compacted form data message is created by substituting the short tag for the long tag in the standard form data message. The compacted form data message is transmitted to a receiver system. Then, a flag is set in response to determining if the sender translation table needs to be transmitted to the receiver system and the flag is transmitted to the receiver system. The sender translation table is transmitted to the receiver system in response to the determination of whether the translation table needs to be transmitted. Additional embodiments include a system and storage medium for transmitting compacted text data.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting compacted data, said method comprising;

translating from a standard form data message into a compacted firm data message, said translating comprising;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said long tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system, wherein said sender translation table should be transmitted if said sender translation table has been undated since a previous time that said sender translation table was sent to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system; and

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said flag is set by a computer program.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said flag is set by a system user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said sender translation table includes a short tag column and a long tag column.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said sender translation table further includes an alternate language tag column.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein said sender translation table further includes an updated data column.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein a row of said sender translation table is transmitted to said receiver system in response to said row containing a yes in said updated data column and if said flag is set to partial.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a computer program.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a system user.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said standard form data message includes XML tags.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system; and

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set.

12. A system for transmitting compacted data, said system comprising:

a computer system comprising a processor and memory in communication with a network, said computer system implementing a process comprising;

translating from a standard form data message into a compacted form data message, said translating comprising;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said long tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system, wherein said sender translation table should be transmitted if said sender translation table has been updated since a previous time that said sender translation table was sent to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system; and

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said flag is set by a computer program.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein said flag is set by a system user.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein said sender translation table includes a short tag column and a long tag column.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said sender translation table further includes an alternate language tag column.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein said sender translation table further includes an update data column.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein a row of said sender translation table is transmitted to said receiver system in response to said row containing a yes in said updated data column and if said flag is set to partial.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a computer program.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a system user.

21. The system of claim 12 wherein said standard form data message includes XML tags.

22. The system of claim 12 wherein said process further comprises:

receiving said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system; and

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set.

23. The system of claim 12 wherein said network is an intranet.

24. The system of claim 12 wherein said network is the Internet.

25. A non-transitory storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for transmitting compacted data, the storage medium storing instructions for causing a host system to implement a method comprising:

translating from a standard form data message into a compacted form data message, said translating comprising;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said long tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system, wherein said sender translation table should be transmitted if said sender translation table has been updated since a previous time that said sender translation table was sent to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system; and

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set.

26. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said flag is set by a computer program.

27. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said flag is set by a system user.

28. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said sender translation table includes a short tag column and a long tag column.

29. The storage medium of claim 28 wherein said sender translation table further includes an alternate at tag column.

30. The storage medium of claim 28 wherein said sender translation table further includes an updated data column.

31. The storage medium of claim 30 wherein a row of said sender translation table is transmitted to said receiver system in response to said row containing a yes in said updated data column and if said flag is set to partial.

32. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a computer program.

33. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said sender translation table is updated by a system user.

34. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein said standard form data message includes XML tags.

35. The storage medium of claim 25 further comprising instructions for causing the host system to implement:

receiving said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system; and

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set.

36. A method for transmitting compacted data, said method comprising:

translating from a standard form data message into a compacted form data message Including;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said lone tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system;

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set;

receiving said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system;

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set; and

translating said compacted form data message into said standard form data message at said receiver system including;

locating a short tag in said compacted form data message;

identifying a long tag in said receiver translation table, said long tag corresponding to said short tag in said receiver translation table; and

creating the standard form data message by substituting said long tag for said short tag in said compacted form data message.

37. A system for transmitting compacted data, said system comprising;

a sender system and a receiver system, the sender system comprising a processor and memory and including instructions for;

translating from a standard form data message into a compacted form data message including;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said long tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system;

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set; and

the receiver system including instructions for;

receiving said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system;

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set; and

translating said compacted form data message into said standard form data message including;

locating a short tag in said compacted form data message;

identifying a long tag in said receiver translation table, said long tag corresponding to said short tag in said receiver translation table; and

creating the standard form data message by substituting said long tag for said short tag in said compacted form data message.

38. A non-transitory storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for transmitting compacted data, the storage medium storing computer instructions for:

translating from, a standard form data message into a compacted form data message including;

locating a long tag in said standard form data message;

identifying a short tag in a sender translation table, said short tag corresponding to said long tag in said sender translation table; and

creating said compacted form data message by substituting said short tag for said long tag in said standard form data message;

setting a flag in response to determining that said sender translation table should be transmitted to said receiver system;

transmitting said compacted form data message with said flag to a receiver system;

transmitting said sender translation table to said receiver system in response to said flag being set;

receiving said compacted form data message and said flag at said receiver system;

receiving said sender translation table into a receiver translation table at said receiver system if said flag is set; and

translating said compacted form data message into said standard form data message at said receiver system including;

locating a short tag in said compacted form data message;

identifying a long tag in said receiver translation table, said long tag corresponding to said short tag in said receiver translation table; and

creating the standard form data message by substituting said long tag for said short tag in said compacted form data message.