An integrating component exposes a connection interface for creating and maintaining connections. A proxy client component is disclosed that interacts with a known application-level interface and converts known application-level interface commands into appropriate commands for the connection interface...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7971207?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7971207 - Method, system, and computer program product for representing and connection-oriented device in a known format
