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Socket-like communication API for C

US7580915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Braun · Stockdorf, DE
Oliver Luik · Reilingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2004
Grant date	Aug 25, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/544
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory and socket-like application programming interface. In one embodiment, a plurality of handles is employed and associated with a plurality of processes. The plurality of handles may serve as communication end-points for communication of data. Further, an application programming interface is employed to present the plurality of handles as the application programming interface for sockets for facilitating the communication of data compatible with a programming language.

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