Interprocess communication mechanism for heterogeneous computer process

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• a first computer process configured to execute in the processor from the memory, the first computer process further configured to serve remote procedure calls received from an instruction set that executes within a second computer process, the second computer process configured to execute in the processor from the memory concurrently and independently of the first computer process, wherein the first computer process serves the remote procedure calls by:
• receiving a request for a data file from the instruction set, the request according to a data file retrieval protocol;
• determining that the request for the data file specifies a function which is defined within the first computer process, the function including one or more computer instructions, execution of which performs a task which is unrelated to both generation and retrieval of any data file specified in the request;
• and
• executing the function in the computing device to execute the one or more computer instructions in response to receipt of the request.

A computing device, comprising:

• a first computer process configured to serve remote procedure calls received from an instruction set;
• a second computer process configured to execute the instruction set, the second computer process further configured to execute concurrently and independently of the first computer process;
• the remote procedure calls served by the first computer process which is further configured to:
• receive a request for a data file from the instruction set, the request according to a data file retrieval protocol;
• determine that the request for the data file specifies a function which is defined within the first computer process, the function including one or more computer instructions, execution of which performs a task which is unrelated to both generation and retrieval of any data file specified in the request;
• and
• execute the function to execute the one or more computer instructions in response to receipt of the request.

One or more computer readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing device to:

• execute a first computer process;
• execute an instruction set within the first computer process;
• receive a request for a data file from the instruction set to serve a remote procedure call, the request according to a data file retrieval protocol;
• determine that the request for the data file specifies a function which is defined within a second computer process executing in the computing device independently of the instruction set and of the first computer process, the function including one or more computer instructions, execution of which performs a task which is unrelated to both generation and retrieval of any data file specified in the request;
• and
• execute the function to execute the one or more computer instructions in response to receipt of the request.

A computing device, comprising:

• means to execute a first computer process, and execute an instruction set within the first computer process;
• means to receive a request for a data file from the instruction set to serve a remote procedure call, the request according to a data file retrieval protocol;
• means to determine that the request for the data file specifies a function which is defined within a second computer process executing in the computing device independently of the instruction set and of the first computer process, the function including one or more computer instructions, execution of which performs a task which is unrelated to both generation and retrieval of any data file specified in the request;
• and
• means to execute the function to execute the one or more computer instructions in response to receipt of the request.