Method and apparatus for interfacing with multiple objects using an object independent interface protocol

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code disposed therein for communicating between a platform and a plurality of objects, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

• identifying the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects comprises a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, wherein at least one object-specific interface protocol differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol;
• creating a plurality of nonobject-specific data structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters;
• and
• transforming, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the plurality of objects.

A computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium and usable with a programmable computer processor for communicating between a platform and a plurality of objects, the computer program product comprising:

• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to identify the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects comprises a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, wherein at least one object-specific interface protocol differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol;
• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to create a plurality of nonobject-specific data structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters;
• and
• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to transform, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the plurality of objects.

A method of communicating between a platform and a plurality of objects, the method comprising:

• identifying the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects comprises a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, wherein at least one object-specific interface protocol differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol;
• for at least one of the plurality of objects:
• identifying a subset of the associated set of parameters;
• and
• generating a data model representative of the subset identified;
• creating a plurality of nonobject-specific data structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters;
• and
• transforming, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the plurality of objects.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code disposed therein for communicating between a platform and a plurality of objects, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

• identifying the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects comprises a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, wherein at least one object-specific interface protocol differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol;
• for at least one of the plurality of objects:
• identifying a subset of the associated set of parameters;
• and
• generating a data model representative of the subset identified;
• creating a plurality of nonobject-specific data structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters;
• and
• transforming, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the plurality of objects.

A computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium and usable with a programmable computer processor for communicating between a platform and a plurality of objects, the computer program product comprising:

• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to identify the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects comprises a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, wherein at least one object-specific interface protocol differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol;
• computer readable program code which, for at least one of the plurality of objects:
• causes said programmable processor to identify a subset of the associated set of parameters;
• and
• causes said programmable processor to generate a data model representative of the subset identified;
• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to create a plurality of nonobject-specific data structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters;
• and
• computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to transform, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the plurality of objects.