Interactive code format transform for communicating data between incompatible information processing systems

• Main Authors: SUMMERS; JAMES H, RICHEY; PHILLIP C, PEEK; CHARLES L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.12.1985
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A method and apparatus for transforming data transmitted from a remote information processing system which operates in a first internal code format to the internal code format of a second receiving information processing system. The method includes a control program for operating the receiving information processing system in an interactive mode with the operator. The control program displays prompts and command options to the operator which enables the operator to construct a transform table of conversion characters for the communication session. The conversion table is also useable by the control program routines to reverse the data transmission operation by converting the internal code format of the second information processing system to the internal code format of the first information processing system for data transmission in the opposite direction.