Eddie Cecil Bailey

US Patent:

20050267979, Dec 1, 2005

Filed:

May 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/852837

Inventors:

Eddie Bailey - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709230000

Abstract:

An open communications framework including an application layer that defines standards for applications, a middleware layer that defines standards for middleware, an operating system layer that defines standards for operating systems, and a hardware layer that defines standards for hardware. Interface layers based upon open-standards can be used to communicate data between the application layer and the middleware layer, between the middleware layer and the operating system layer, and between the operating system layer and the hardware layer.