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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Shawn S. Cornelius, Strongsville, OH (US);
Arnold Z. Huffman, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew C. Klug, Hudson, OH (US);
Stamatios Kostakis, North Olmstead, OH (US);
Richard R. Krahn, Northlake Elmo, MN (US);
Eric C. Su, Foster City, CA (US);
Michael S. Sweeney, Parma Heights, OH (US);
Accenture LLP, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A communication system and method for supporting the communication of inter-dependent data messages includes determining if a later data message represents an inter-dependent message affiliated with an earlier data message. The communication system and method determines whether a condition associated with the earlier inter-dependent data message is fulfilled. If the condition is fulfilled, communication system executes a command associated with the fulfilled condition and the later inter-dependent data message.