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An input/output driver program residing in digital computer apparatus responsive to Pascal type of software and which operates to emulate an asychronous terminal, as opposed to bisynchronous devices having defined protocols, in a distributed processing environment. The computer thus programmed is ad

An input/output driver program residing in digital computer apparatus responsive to Pascal type of software and which operates to emulate an asychronous terminal, as opposed to bisynchronous devices having defined protocols, in a distributed processing environment. The computer thus programmed is adapted to communicate with any data processor supporting external communications with other apparatus and operates as an intelligent interface between one or more user terminals and one or more data processors, of different vendor types. A user at a user terminal communicates a specific request to the interface of the subject invention which in turn automatically executes a series of Pascal computer programs, called modules, in response to a plurality of data files, called an Information Directory. These files contain all the information required to seek out, couple to and query certain predetermined data bases for specific information in their own respective logons, protocols, etc., retrieve the required information, operate on and reformat the information received in diverse forms into a consolidated file, and report the information thus integrated to the user in a user friendly form.

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A method of integrating data in a distributed processing environment, comprising the steps of: (a) coupling at least one user terminal to a plurality of mutually diverse type data processors through an intelligent interface; (b) loading said interface with information for coupling to and retrieving

A method of integrating data in a distributed processing environment, comprising the steps of: (a) coupling at least one user terminal to a plurality of mutually diverse type data processors through an intelligent interface; (b) loading said interface with information for coupling to and retrieving data from each of said data processors; (c) operating said interface as an asynchronous terminal, thereby emulating a dumb terminal, in accordance with said information loaded therein and selectively coupling to and accessing said data processors for predetermined data via a communications link; (d) retrieving and returning said predetermined data to said interface via said communications link; (e) integrating said data retrieved from said plurality of mutually diverse type data processors at said interface comprising the steps of consolidating the data received from said diverse type processors and reformatting the data into a common format following said consolidating step; and (f) reporting said data thus integrated to said user terminal in a user friendly form.