System and method for generic data mapping between wireless component applications and application data sources

1. An application gateway configured to facilitate message communication between an application executing on a wireless device and a backend server, the application gateway comprising:

a message interface for facilitating communication of a plurality of message elements according to a first format between the wireless device and the application gateway;

a backend connector for facilitating communication between the application gateway and the backend server using a second format; and

a transformer for translating data between the first format and the second format, the transformer including

a buffer;

an application transformer mapping document for populating the buffer with the plurality of message elements; and

a WSDL transformer mapping document for mapping data from the buffer to the second format for communication to the backend server.

2. The application gateway of claim 1 , wherein the transformer mapping document comprises an application transformer document for providing a field binding path between application messages and a fully qualified version of the internal format.

3. The application gateway as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second format comprises distinct elements for decoupling translation requirement from connectivity requirements.

4. The application gateway as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second format is WSDL compatible.

5. A computer-implemented method for translating data from a first format used for communicating with a wireless device to second format used for facilitating communication with a backend server, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at a backend connector, a plurality of message elements in the first format;

retrieving a corresponding application transformer mapping document and using it to populate a lookup table with the plurality of message elements;

mapping data from the lookup table to the second format in accordance with a WSDL transformer mapping document for communication to the backend server; and

transmitting the data in the second format to the backend server.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of mapping data further comprises the step of mapping data from the first format to a fully qualified version of the second format using a field binding path.

7. A memory having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to implement the method of claim 5 .

8. A computer-implemented method for translating data from a first format used for facilitating communication with a backend server to a second format used for communicating with a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at a backend connector a plurality of data elements in the first format;

mapping data from the plurality of data elements to a lookup table in accordance with a WSDL transformer mapping document;

retrieving an application transformer mapping document; and

applying the plurality of data elements from the lookup table to a message in the second format using the application transformer mapping document; and

transmitting the message in the second format to the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of mapping data further comprises the step of mapping data from a fully qualified version of the first format to the second format using a field binding path.

10. A memory having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to implement the method of claim 8 .

11. An application gateway configured to facilitate data communication between an application executing on a wireless device and a backend server, the application gateway comprising:

a message interface for facilitating data communication between the wireless device and the application gateway in a first format;

a backend connector for facilitating communication between the application gateway and the backend server using second format; and

a transformer for translating data between the first format and the second format, the transformer comprising:

an intermediary buffer;

a WSDL transformer mapping document for mapping data in the second format to the intermediary buffer; and

an application transformer mapping document for data from the intermediary buffer to a message in the first format to be sent to the wireless device.

12. An application gateway configured to facilitate message communication between an application executing on a wireless device and a backend server, the application gateway comprising:

a message interface for facilitating communication of a plurality of message elements according to a first format between the wireless device and the application gateway;

a backend connector for facilitating communication between the application gateway and the backend server using a second format; and

a transformer for translating data between the first format and the second format, the transformer including

a-buffer;

a first mapping document for populating the buffer with the plurality of message elements; and

a second mapping document for mapping data from the buffer to the second format for communication to the backend server.

13. The application gateway of claim 12 , wherein the first mapping document comprises an application transformer document for providing a field binding path between application messages and a fully qualified version of the internal format.

14. A computer-implemented method for translating data from a first format used for facilitating communication with a backend server to a second format used for communicating with a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at a backend connector a plurality of data elements in the first format;

mapping data from the plurality of data elements to a lookup table in accordance with a first mapping document;

retrieving a second mapping document; and

applying the plurality of data elements from the lookup table to a message in the second format using the second mapping document; and

transmitting the message in the second format to the wireless device.