Method and apparatus for unified external and interprocess communication

摘要

Data communications are provided in a computer system by accepting message information within a unified information exchange manager. The unified exchange manager is executed to select an appropriate application from a plurality of applications that are executable on the computer system. The unified exchange manager selects the appropriate application based on a data type of the message information. The message information from the unified information exchange manager is passed to the appropriate application program if said user accepts said message information.