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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
David Trastour, Bristol, GB;
Christopher William Preist, Bristol, GB;
Derek Coleman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Trastour, Bristol, GB;
Christopher William Preist, Bristol, GB;
Derek Coleman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of and system for defining a common interactions protocol between two entities is described. The method comprises inputting a description of each entity's messaging guidelines, the description including the entity's constraints on interacting with the other entity; calculating the union of the two descriptions; determining whether the union is satisfiable using a constraint resolver; providing the intersection of the two descriptions as the common interactions protocol if the union is satisfiable; and indicating where any incompatibility lies if the union is not satisfiable.