Data gate apparatus for integrating functionalities of an interface format into a plurality of services and method thereof

A data gate apparatus for integrating functionalities of an interface format into a plurality of services, the data gate apparatus comprising:

• a storage device;
• a communication interface;
• and
• a processor coupled to the storage device and the communication interface;
• wherein, by the processor executing software instructions loaded from the storage device, the processor is operable to:
• detect a first interface format of a first of the services via the communication interface;
• in response to determining that the first interface format is different than the interface formats stored in the storage device, learn the first interface format at least by receiving a first data function from the first of the services and identifying a field in the first data function, the field representing a position in data functions having the first interface format where an information of a particular type is passed;
• associate a variable with the field, the variable representing the information of the particular type;
• store the first interface format in the storage device for future use;
• verify that the first interface format stored in the storage device is functional at least by:
• installing the first interface format on the data gate, generating a message in the first interface format, and sending the message in the first interface format to the first of the services wherein the message at least causes the first of the services to send a response message to the data gate;
• receive the response message via the communication interface;
• parse the response message to thereby confirm that the first interface format stored in the storage device is functional and integrable into the plurality of services.