The MIST provides a mechanism to dynamically determine and characterize the status of distributed objects that communicate in a complex, multiple sub-system, and systems integration environment. At run time, objects that should be participating in the environment are determined. A static database or...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7613803?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US7613803 - Middle-ware interface status tool and method for using same