Interprocess communication mechanism for heterogeneous computer process
US7418720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first computer process serves remote procedure calls received from an instruction set that executes within a second computer process, and the second computer process executes concurrently and independently of the first computer process. The remote procedure calls are served by the first computer process which: receives a request for a data file from the instruction set where the request is according to a data file retrieval protocol; determines that the request for the data file specifies a function which is defined within the first computer process where the function includes computer instructions that perform a task which is unrelated to both generation and retrieval of any data file specified in the request; and executes the function to execute the computer instructions in response to receipt of the request.
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