阅读说明：本技术 接口平台的适配方法、设备、系统及计算机可读存储介质 (Method, device and system for adapting interface platform and computer readable storage medium ) 是由 李飞 徐高峰 路旭 张星 王李哲 毛新 刘兆昆 于 2021-01-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种接口平台的适配方法、设备、系统及计算机可读存储介质,方法包括：在开机后,适配监控设备读取B接口平台的配置文件以获取B接口平台的连接信息,所述连接信息包括地址信息以及接口信息；根据所述配置文件中的报文模板发送报文至所述B接口平台。本发明提高了接口平台的适配效率。(The invention discloses an adaptation method, equipment and a system of an interface platform and a computer readable storage medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: after starting up, the adaptive monitoring equipment reads a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, wherein the connection information comprises address information and interface information; and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file. The invention improves the adaptation efficiency of the interface platform.)

1. The adapting method of the interface platform is applied to adapting monitoring equipment, the adapting monitoring equipment is provided with a network interface, the network interface is connected with a B interface platform, and the adapting method of the interface platform comprises the following steps:

after starting up, reading a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, wherein the connection information comprises address information and interface information;

and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file.

2. The method for adapting an interface platform of claim 1, wherein after the step of sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file, the method further comprises:

when target error reporting information is detected, acquiring a preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, wherein the preset solution comprises at least one of program correction and prompt correction;

and when the solution is program correction, executing an automatic correction program corresponding to the target error report information.

3. The adapting method of the interface platform according to claim 2, wherein the step of executing the automatic correction procedure corresponding to the target error information comprises:

determining a fault code corresponding to the target error reporting information;

and executing the automatic correction program associated with the fault codes.

4. The adapting method of the interface platform according to claim 2, wherein after the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, the method further comprises:

and when the preset solution is prompt correction, outputting prompt information for prompting the correction step.

5. The adapting method of the interface platform according to claim 2, wherein after the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, the method further comprises:

and if the target error reporting information does not have the corresponding preset solution, outputting prompt information for newly adding the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information.

6. The adapting method of the interface platform according to claim 2, wherein before the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error information when the target error information is detected, the method further comprises:

determining the network connection condition with the B interface platform according to the connection information;

and when the network connection condition is abnormal, generating first error reporting information as the target error reporting information.

7. The adapting method of the interface platform according to claim 2, wherein before the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error information when the target error information is detected, the method further comprises:

and generating second error information as the target error information when the message fails to be sent to the B interface platform.

8. An adaptive monitoring device, comprising: memory, a processor and an adaptation program of an interface stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the adaptation monitoring device implementing the steps of the adaptation method of the interface platform according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when executing the adaptation program of the interface.

9. An adaptation system of an interface, characterized in that the adaptation system of the interface comprises:

an adaptation monitoring device provided with a network interface, the adaptation monitoring device being as claimed in claim 8;

and the B interface platform is connected to the adaptive monitoring screen platform through the network interface and is communicated with the adaptive monitoring equipment, and the B interface platform is used for receiving messages.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium has stored thereon an adaptation program of an interface, which when executed by a processor implements the steps of the adaptation method of the interface platform of any one of claims 1 to 7.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of data processing technologies, and in particular, to an adaptation method, device, system, and computer-readable storage medium for an interface platform.

Background

With the development of services, a server will interface more and more interface platforms (for example, B interface platforms), and when a plurality of interface platforms are adapted, each interface platform needs to set a set of corresponding codes, which results in low efficiency of adapting the interface platforms.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptation method, device, system, and computer-readable storage medium for an interface platform, which aim to solve the technical problem of low adaptation efficiency for an interface.

The embodiment of the invention provides an adaptation method of an interface platform, which is applied to adaptation monitoring equipment, wherein the adaptation monitoring equipment is provided with a network interface, the network interface is connected with a B interface platform, and the adaptation method of the interface platform comprises the following steps:

after starting up, reading a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, wherein the connection information comprises address information and interface information;

and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file.

In an embodiment, after the step of sending the message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file, the method further includes:

when target error reporting information is detected, acquiring a preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, wherein the preset solution comprises at least one of program correction and prompt correction;

and when the solution is program correction, executing an automatic correction program corresponding to the target error report information.

In an embodiment, the step of executing an automatic correction procedure corresponding to the target error information includes:

determining a fault code corresponding to the target error reporting information;

and executing the automatic correction program associated with the fault codes.

In an embodiment, after the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, the method further includes:

and when the preset solution is prompt correction, outputting prompt information for prompting the correction step.

In an embodiment, after the step of obtaining the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, the method further includes:

and if the target error reporting information does not have the corresponding preset solution, outputting prompt information for newly adding the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information.

In an embodiment, before the step of acquiring the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information when the target error reporting information is detected, the method further includes:

determining the network connection condition with the B interface platform according to the connection information;

and when the network connection condition is abnormal, generating first error reporting information as the target error reporting information.

In an embodiment, before the step of acquiring the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information when the target error reporting information is detected, the method further includes:

and generating second error information as the target error information when the message fails to be sent to the B interface platform.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an adaptive monitoring device, where the adaptive monitoring device includes: the interface platform comprises a memory, a processor and an adapting program of the interface, wherein the adapting program of the interface is stored on the memory and can run on the processor, and the processor realizes the steps of the adapting method of the interface platform when executing the adapting program of the interface.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an interface adaptation system, where the interface adaptation system includes: an adaptation monitoring device provided with a network interface, the adaptation monitoring device being as claimed in claim 8; and the B interface platform is connected to the adaptive monitoring screen platform through the network interface and is communicated with the adaptive monitoring equipment, and the B interface platform is used for receiving messages.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where an adaptation program of an interface is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the adaptation program of the interface is executed by a processor, the steps of the adaptation method of the interface platform are implemented as described above.

In the technical scheme of this embodiment, after the system is powered on, the adaptive monitoring device reads a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, where the connection information includes address information and interface information; and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file. Because the adaptation monitoring equipment can read the connection information of the B interface platform according to the configuration file, then can generate a message according to the configuration file, and send the message to the B interface platform based on the connection information, the adaptation of the interface platform can be carried out only by setting the corresponding configuration file for the B interface platform, a set of corresponding codes is not required to be set, and the adaptation efficiency of the interface platform is improved.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a hardware architecture of an adaptive monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of an adapting method of an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of an adapting method for an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a detailed flowchart of step 40 of a third embodiment of an adaptation method of an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a fourth embodiment of an adapting method for an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a fifth embodiment of an adapting method of an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a sixth embodiment of an adapting method for an interface platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an adaptation method of an interface platform according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a reference diagram of an adaptation system of the interface of the present invention.

Detailed Description

For a better understanding of the above technical solutions, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The main solution of the invention is: after starting up, the adaptive monitoring equipment reads a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, wherein the connection information comprises address information and interface information; and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file.

Because the adaptation monitoring equipment can read the connection information of the B interface platform according to the configuration file, then can generate a message according to the configuration file, and send the message to the B interface platform based on the connection information, the adaptation of the interface platform can be carried out only by setting the corresponding configuration file for the B interface platform, a set of corresponding codes is not required to be set, and the adaptation efficiency of the interface platform is improved.

As an implementation, the adaptive monitoring device may be as in fig. 1.

The embodiment scheme of the invention relates to an adaptive monitoring device, which comprises: a processor 101, e.g. a CPU, a memory 102, a communication bus 103. Wherein a communication bus 103 is used for enabling the connection communication between these components.

The memory 102 may be a high-speed RAM memory or a non-volatile memory (e.g., a disk memory). As in fig. 1, a detection program may be included in the memory 103 as a kind of computer storage medium; and the processor 101 may be configured to call the detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

after starting up, reading a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, wherein the connection information comprises address information and interface information;

and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

when target error reporting information is detected, acquiring a preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, wherein the preset solution comprises at least one of program correction and prompt correction;

and when the solution is program correction, executing an automatic correction program corresponding to the target error report information.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

determining a fault code corresponding to the target error reporting information;

and executing the automatic correction program associated with the fault codes.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

and when the preset solution is prompt correction, outputting prompt information for prompting the correction step.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

and if the target error reporting information does not have the corresponding preset solution, outputting prompt information for newly adding the preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

determining the network connection condition with the B interface platform according to the connection information;

and when the network connection condition is abnormal, generating first error reporting information as the target error reporting information.

In one embodiment, the processor 101 may be configured to call a detection program stored in the memory 102 and perform the following operations:

and generating second error information as the target error information when the message fails to be sent to the B interface platform.

In the technical scheme of this embodiment, after the system is powered on, the adaptive monitoring device reads a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, where the connection information includes address information and interface information; and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file. Because the adaptation monitoring equipment can read the connection information of the B interface platform according to the configuration file, then can generate a message according to the configuration file, and send the message to the B interface platform based on the connection information, the adaptation of the interface platform can be carried out only by setting the corresponding configuration file for the B interface platform, a set of corresponding codes is not required to be set, and the adaptation efficiency of the interface platform is improved.

In order to better understand the technical solution, the technical solution will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a first embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform of the present invention, and the method includes the following steps:

step S10, after the computer is turned on, reading the configuration file of the B interface platform to obtain the connection information of the B interface platform, where the connection information includes address information and interface information.

With the development of company services, more and more B-interface platforms are docked by our adaptive monitoring device, but currently, in a docking mode, each pair is docked by one platform, a set of codes is developed, and communication protocols of the B-interface platforms have many similar or identical places, so that many codes are repeated. If two or more B interfaces have problems, the solution may be the same, and even the changed codes are the same, but each B interface corresponds to a set of codes, so that each B interface code is changed. And then recompiling and debugging, wherein after debugging is successful, the version needs to be reissued, and then field personnel need to be matched for upgrading, debugging and the like. If there are more and more platforms to dock behind then the development and maintenance effort is also greater. This consumes a lot of effort and time to maintain the code. If there is no possibility, only one set of common codes needs to be maintained, and then the messages are dynamically assembled to adapt to different B interface platforms according to different B interface platform protocols.

In this embodiment, the configuration file carries connection information of the B interface platform, and after the configuration file of the B interface platform is generated, the adaptation of the B interface platform is completed, and after the configuration file is generated, if a request of the B interface platform is received, the request is responded according to the configuration file.

This adaptation supervisory equipment is provided with network interface, and network interface is connected with B interface platform, and after adaptation supervisory equipment started, can read the configuration file that corresponds with B interface platform, wherein, the configuration file is the configuration file that generates based on the request that B interface platform initiated, and wherein, B interface platform is the terminal that adaptation supervisory equipment served, for example: a network platform used by a certain manufacturer.

Optionally, before this step, for the connection between the adaptive monitoring device and the B interface platform, a login message may be sent to each B interface platform in advance through the adaptive monitoring device, and when the B interface platform responds to the login message, it may be determined that the connection between the B interface platform and the adaptive monitoring system is successful, for example: the adaptive monitoring device sequentially sends 10 login messages to 10B interface platforms, and if the 10B interface platforms respectively respond to the login messages, the adaptive monitoring device and the 10B interface platforms are successfully connected.

And step S20, sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file.

In this embodiment, the message template is a preset template, optionally, the message template is associated with the message content in the configuration file, optionally, the message template may be further arranged according to the technical specification of the B interface platform, for example: and the B interface platform acquires a message template corresponding to the A type message content to generate a message, and generates the message to the B interface platform according to the connection information after the message is generated.

Optionally, after receiving the request sent by the B interface platform, the message template generating the response result is sent to the B interface platform through the configuration file, for the generation of the response result, the corresponding code program is called according to the request of the B interface platform to generate the response result, and for the sending of the response result, the content (for example, the connection information and the message template) in the configuration file is sent to the B interface platform.

Optionally, a mobile phone or an intelligent operation and maintenance platform is used to send a configuration file to the adaptive monitoring device, where the configuration file includes information such as a platform login address, a port number, whether the message is actively sent, and an interval between actively sent messages. And then, a mobile phone or an intelligent operation and maintenance platform is used for issuing an automatic correction program to the adaptive monitoring equipment, wherein the automatic correction program is defined in advance and is used for subsequent fault treatment. And then, a message template (arranged according to the technical specification of the B interface platform) is sent to the adaptive monitoring equipment by using a mobile phone or an intelligent operation and maintenance platform.

Optionally, after the device is started, the login address and the port number are obtained from the configuration file, and whether the network of the platform is connected is determined. If the mobile phone is not in the communication state, an error is reported, and a fault code is sent to the intelligent operation and maintenance platform or the mobile phone.

Optionally, if the message template is a pass-through message, the login message format is obtained from the message template, and then the login message is assembled and sent to the platform. And if the transmission is finished, the next step is carried out to wait for receiving the response message, if the transmission is failed, an error is reported, and a fault code is transmitted to the intelligent operation and maintenance platform or the mobile phone. And if the login response message is received, waiting for the request message of the interface B and responding.

In the technical scheme of this embodiment, after the system is powered on, the adaptive monitoring device reads a configuration file of the B interface platform to acquire connection information of the B interface platform, where the connection information includes address information and interface information; and sending a message to the B interface platform according to the message template in the configuration file. Because the adaptation monitoring equipment can read the connection information of the B interface platform according to the configuration file, then can generate a message according to the configuration file, and send the message to the B interface platform based on the connection information, the adaptation of the interface platform can be carried out only by setting the corresponding configuration file for the B interface platform, a set of corresponding codes is not required to be set, and the adaptation efficiency of the interface platform is improved.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a second embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform according to the present invention, and based on the first embodiment, after step S20, the method further includes:

step S30, when the target error information is detected, acquiring a preset solution corresponding to the target error information, where the preset solution includes at least one of program modification and prompt modification.

In this embodiment, the target error information is error information that needs to be processed; the preset solution is a preset solution for solving the fault indicated by the error information, wherein the type of the preset solution can be divided into program modification and prompt modification, wherein the program modification means that the fault corresponding to the target error information can be solved by automatically executing the corresponding program by the adaptive monitoring system, and the prompt modification means that the adaptive monitoring system cannot automatically solve the fault and thus gives a prompt of a modification step.

And step S40, when the solution is program correction, executing an automatic correction program corresponding to the target error information.

In this embodiment, if the program is modified, the corresponding program is executed, for example: and when the adaptive monitoring system detects the A fault, generating error reporting information corresponding to the A fault, and executing the A program if detecting that the A fault can be solved by executing the A program.

Optionally, if the intelligent operation and maintenance function is turned on, target error reporting information exists in the operation of the device, and the target error reporting information has a corresponding fault code, the device searches for an automatic correction program (which is already issued by using a mobile phone or an intelligent operation and maintenance platform), and then performs different processing according to different fault codes. For example: the fault code is 01(01 represents that the adaptive monitoring equipment responds to the message by mistake), and then if the B interface platform sends the request message again, the equipment responds to the preset correct fixed message. If the error information indicates that the response message assembled by the adaptive monitoring equipment has a problem, the error and error reporting request message and the response message are sent to the mobile phone or the intelligent operation and maintenance platform together, and then the developer debugs according to the error information. This avoids the need for responsibility pushing between the platform and the device developer and improves the efficiency of the positioning problem.

Optionally, if some faults do not occur before, after the solution is completed, the fault can be coded by a fault code through a mobile phone or an intelligent operation and maintenance platform, and a corresponding automatic correction program is written. For docking other platforms if the same problem arises.

In the technical scheme of the embodiment, when the error reporting information is detected, the corresponding correction program can be automatically searched and executed, so that the intelligent degree of the adaptive monitoring system for solving the fault is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a third embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform of the present invention, and based on the first or second embodiment, step S40 includes:

and step S41, determining a fault code corresponding to the target error reporting information.

In this embodiment, how to implement the program modification can detect the keyword in the error report information, and further obtain the keyword, and then find the fault code corresponding to the keyword.

And step S42, executing the automatic correction program related to the fault codes.

In the present embodiment, after the fault code is found, the automatic correction program associated with the fault code is found and executed.

In the technical scheme of the embodiment, the corresponding automatic correction program is found by detecting the keywords in the error report information, so that the efficiency of the adaptive monitoring system for solving the fault is improved.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a fourth embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform according to the present invention, based on any one of the first to third embodiments, after step S30, the method further includes:

and step S50, when the preset solution is prompting correction, outputting prompting information prompting the correction step.

In this embodiment, if it is detected that human intervention is required to solve the a failure, prompt information indicating steps required to artificially solve the a failure is output.

In the technical scheme of the embodiment, when the adaptive monitoring system cannot solve the fault by itself, the step prompt information for manual solution is output, so that a user can intuitively know how to solve the fault, and the user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a fifth embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform according to the present invention, based on any one of the first to fourth embodiments, after step S30, the method further includes:

step S60, if the target error information does not have a corresponding preset solution, outputting a prompt message for adding a new preset solution corresponding to the target error information.

In this embodiment, if it is detected that there is no preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information, prompt information of the preset solution corresponding to the error reporting information may be output, so as to prompt the user to add a new preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information.

In the technical scheme of this embodiment, when the video monitoring system determines that the target error reporting information does not have a corresponding preset solution, the user can be prompted to add a new preset solution corresponding to the target error reporting information through the prompt information, and along with the increase of the preset solution, the adaptation method of the interface platform can be more stable.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a sixth embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform according to the present invention, based on any one of the first to fifth embodiments, before step S30, further including:

and step S70, determining the network connection condition with the B interface platform according to the connection information.

Step S80, when the network connection condition is abnormal, generating a first error report message as the target error report message.

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the network connection condition with the B interface platform is abnormal, first error reporting information corresponding to the abnormal condition is generated to serve as target error reporting information to be solved, and then a corresponding preset solution is found.

In the technical solution of this embodiment, by detecting the network connection condition with the B interface platform, a corresponding preset solution may be determined when the network connection is abnormal, so as to solve a fault of the abnormal network connection condition.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a seventh embodiment of the adapting method of the interface platform according to the present invention, based on any one of the first to sixth embodiments, before step S30, further including:

step S90, when the message fails to be sent to the B interface platform, generating a second error message as the target error message.

In the technical scheme of this embodiment, when it is detected that the interface platform fails to send the message value B, the corresponding second error information is generated as the target error information, so as to solve the failure of the message sending failure.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an adaptive monitoring device, where the adaptive monitoring device includes: memory, a processor and an adaptation program of an interface stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the adaptation method of the interface platform according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when executing the adaptation program of the interface.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an interface adaptation system, and referring to fig. 9, the interface adaptation system includes: the adaptive monitoring equipment is provided with a network interface and is connected with the B interface platform through the network interface; and the B interface platform is connected with the adaptive monitoring equipment through the network interface and is communicated with the adaptive monitoring equipment, and the B interface platform is used for receiving messages.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where an adaptation program of an interface is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the adaptation program of the interface is executed by a processor, the steps of the adaptation method of the interface platform are implemented as described above.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as an adapted program product for a method, system, or interface. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of an adapted program product for interfacing embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of adaptive program products of methods, apparatus (systems), and interfaces according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by adapting program instructions of the interfaces. Adapting program instructions of these interfaces may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The adaptation program instructions of these interfaces may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The adaptation program instructions of these interfaces may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

It should be noted that in the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.