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US 8,239,340 · App. 12/421,551 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Message conduit systems with algorithmic data stream control and methods for processing thereof

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,239,340
App. No.
12/421,551
Granted
Aug 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for processing messages is provided where at least one algorithmic conduit is defined, and at least one conduit rule for controlling at least one algorithmic conduit is defined. An algorithmic conduit is a persistent connection, controlled by explicit, independent, dynamic rules, and capable of processing messages among data communicators such as devices, systems, or programs. Messages can be monitored, filtered, transformed, correlated, or processed in other ways without modifying the data communicators. A message conduit hub system allows creation and management of algorithmic conduits to serve as active, virtualized links carrying rules-based data streams among configurable endpoints. These “smart” connections are managed using parameters, logic, and other control interfaces for tailoring behavior to a particular application, site, or user. A message conduit hub system may be implemented as a stand-alone device, as part of a larger system, or as an “encapsulation layer” for an existing application.

Claims (2)

1. A method of processing messages, the method comprising: defining at least one algorithmic conduit; defining at least one conduit rule for controlling at least one algorithmic conduit; receiving at least one message; and applying said conduit rule, wherein the conduit rule may specify processing that may be conditional or unconditional, and wherein, with respect to either a conduit, a message, and/or message content, the processing may involve connecting, disconnecting, diverting, duplicating, routing, storing, transferring, filtering, testing, validating, translating, transforming, correlating, monitoring, analyzing, optimizing, summarizing, merging, dividing, projecting, parsing, compiling, interpreting, executing, pickling, identifying, serializing, timestamping, binding, marshalling, or encrypting.

2. A message conduit hub system, the system comprising hardware and/or software components, the components being configured to operate conduit hub logic, the logic being configured to: enable definition of at least one algorithmic conduit; enable definition of at least one conduit rule for controlling at least one algorithmic conduit; receive at least one message; and apply the conduit rule, wherein the logic is configured to apply the conduit rule through processing, the processing being configured to operate conditionally or unconditionally, and to connect, disconnect, divert, duplicate, route, store, transfer, filter, test, validate, translate, transform, correlate, monitor, analyze, optimize, summarize, merge, divide, project, parse, compile, interpret, execute, pickle, identify, serialize, timestamp, bind, marshal, or encrypt either a conduit, a message, or message content.

Continuity (2)
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