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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Applicant:
John K. Hadland, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventor:
John K. Hadland, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignees:
Sterling Commerce Inc., Dublin, OH (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protocol converter () allows communications between a host () and remotes () that operate using different communications protocols. The protocol converter () includes processes () and subsystems () for establishing a communications session between the remotes () and the host (). The processes include a session manager (), a set of facilities (), and a set of utilities (). The subsystems include a logon subsystem (), a communications subsystem (), and a translator subsystem ().