FYI ( Published US Patent applicaiton 20060047947)

["Tom Rutt" <tom@coastin.com>]

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Published US patent application 20060047947

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the first four claims are copied here:
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Claims


1. In a network environment that includes a plurality of computing systems
that operate using a plurality of different transport protocols, the
plurality of computing systems including a sending computing system
capable of transmitting electronic messages and a receiving computing
system capable of receiving electronic messages transmitted by the sending
computing systems, a method for the sending computing system reliably
sending an outgoing electronic message to the receiving computing system
in a manner that is independent of what, or how many, transport protocols
are used to transmit the electronic message, the method comprising the
following: an act of the sending computing system constructing a first
outgoing electronic message and adding tracking information that
identifies the first outgoing electronic message, wherein the tracking
information comprises a session ID and a message sequence number; an act
of transmitting the first outgoing electronic message with the included
tracking information to the receiving computing system; an act of
accessing a response message that originated from the receiving computing
system, wherein the response message comprises an acknowledgement that the
receiving computing system received the first outgoing electronic message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking information is encrypted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking information is digitally
signed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic message comprises a
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) envelope.
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