Parameter driven data format conversion in client/server architectures

US9201938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Martin Fischer · Gleichen, DE
• Olaf Schmidt · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 21, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2015
• Expiry date: May 21, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F16/116
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for parameter driven data format conversion in a client/server architecture are disclosed. A format conversion framework is provided in a protocol layer between the client and the server. The format conversion framework passes a format conversion identifier (ID) with a request from the client from the client to the server. A conversion module is looked up by the format conversion framework based on the format conversion ID, the conversion module providing a conversion routine. The format conversion framework then executes the conversion routine on a result returned from the server to the client based on the request, the conversion routine converting a format of the result into a format used by the client.