Patent · US Expired

Data container for interaction between a client process and software applications

US7213208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

22Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Reichel · Kottweiler-Schwanden, DE
Steffen Tatzel · Schallstadt, DE
Matthias Weigt · Oettingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2002
Grant date	May 1, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99943
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A generic interaction layer is an interface between a client device and APIs associated with accessible applications. The generic interaction layer allows the client to access each of the APIs in a generic and consistent way, without having to know the details of those APIs or the underlying data structure of the associated applications. The generic interaction layer prepares a data container in response to a request from a user interface of the client and divides the data container into portions corresponding to each of the applications.

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