Techniques for preventing information loss in a business to business message in an enterprise computer system
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorFarrukh S. Najmi
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Abstract
A method of maintaining informational integrity of a business to business (B2B) message in a distributed e-business environment is described. A sent message is stored a selected portion of which is flagged. A corresponding response message is then compared to the stored sent message. Based upon the comparing, when the response message matches the stored sent message, if a portion of the response message corresponding to the flagged portion is determined to be substantially missing, then the missing portion of the response message is replaced.
Claims13
A method of maintaining informational integrity of a business to business (B2B ) message in a distributed e-business environment, comprising:
- (a) reviewing a sent message;
- (b) determining if there is a first portion of the message to be stored;
- (c) storing the first portion of the sent message;
- (d) reviewing a response message;
- (e) determining if the response message matches the stored first portion;
- (f) comparing the response message to the stored first portion;
- (g) determining if a second portion of the response message is missing based upon the comparing (f);
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- (h) forming a restored response message.
An apparatus arranged to maintain informational integrity of a business to business (B2B ) message in a distributed e-business environment, comprising:
- a first processor for determining if there is a first portion of the message to be stored;
- a first buffer coupled to the processor for storing the first portion of the sent message;
- a second buffer for storing a response message;
- a second processor coupled to the second buffer for reviewing the response message and determining if the response message matches the stored first portion;
- a comparator coupled to the first and the second buffer for comparing the response message to the stored first portion;
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- a third processor for determining if a second portion of the response message is missing based upon the comparing for forming a restored response message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.