Computer system, method for providing API, and program

• US 10,623,578 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2016
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Optim LLC
• Original Assignee: Optim LLC
• Inventors: Sugaya, Shunji
• Primary Examiner(s): Divecha, Nishant
• Application Number:
  US15/771,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20190342454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0021 Details of Application Programming Interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a computer system, a method for providing an API, and a program that easily select an appropriate API. The computer system acquires sensor data from an edge device 100, selects an appropriate API for a calculation device 300 according to the acquired sensor data, uses the selected API for a calculation device 300 and controls the calculation device 300 to calculate, and provides the calculation result. The computer system selects an appropriate API for a calculation device 300 according to the acquired sensor data based on at least one of the fee for using, the processing speed, the user evaluation, the security, and the number of API users. Furthermore, the computer system previously receives the standard based on which an appropriate API for a calculation device 300 is selected from the user and selects an appropriate API for a calculation device 300 based on the standard. Furthermore, the computer system recommends the selected appropriate API for a calculation device 300 to a user before the calculation control unit controls the calculation device 300 to calculate.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors that;

acquire sensor data from an edge device;

store a plurality of standards in a storage device, wherein each of the plurality of standards is previously received from a user;

associating each of the plurality of standards with a plurality of priorities respectively;

determining a first standard associated with a highest priority among the plurality of standards as the standard to be used to select a plurality of appropriate APIs;

select the plurality of appropriate APIs for a calculation device according to the acquired sensor data and the first standard based on which the plurality of appropriate API for the calculation device is selected;

generate a reason to have selected each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device as a recommendation comment;

display each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device and the recommendation comment thereon and receive a selection of an API for the calculation device from among the plurality of appropriate APIs;

control the calculation device to calculate a calculation result using the sensor data and by using the selected API for the calculation device; and

provide the calculation result.

2. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the standard includes at least one of a fee for using the API, a processing speed, a user evaluation, a security, and a number of API users.

3. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors determine a type of the sensor data based on an identifier of the edge device, and select the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device according to the type of the sensor data and the standard.

4. The method for providing an API that a computer system executes, comprising:

acquiring sensor data from an edge device;

store a plurality of standards in a storage device, wherein each of the plurality of standards is previously received from a user;

associating each of the plurality of standards with a plurality of priorities respectively;

determining a first standard associated with a highest priority among the plurality of standards as the standard to be used to select a plurality of appropriate APIs;

selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for a calculation device according to the acquired sensor data and the first standard based on which the plurality of appropriate API for the calculation device is selected;

generating a reason to have selected each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device as a recommendation comment;

displaying each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device and the recommendation comment thereon and receiving a selection of an API for the calculation device from among the plurality of appropriate APIs;

controlling the calculation device to calculate a calculation result using the sensor data by using the selected API for the calculation device; and

providing the calculation result.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising determining a type of the sensor data based on an identifier of the edge device, wherein selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device includes selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device according to the type of the sensor data and the standard.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a program for causing a computer system to execute:

acquiring sensor data from an edge device;

store a plurality of standards in a storage device, wherein each of the plurality of standards is previously received from a user;

associating each of the plurality of standards with a plurality of priorities respectively;

determining a first standard associated with a highest priority among the plurality of standards as the standard to be used to select a plurality of appropriate APIs;

selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for a calculation device according to the acquired sensor data and the first standard based on which the plurality of appropriate API for the calculation device is selected;

generating a reason to have selected each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device as a recommendation comment;

displaying each of the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device and the recommendation comment thereon and receiving a selection of an API for the calculation device from among the plurality of appropriate APIs;

controlling the calculation device to calculate a calculation result using the sensor data and by using the selected API for the calculation device; and

providing the calculation result.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the program causes the computer system to further execute further comprising determining a type of the sensor data based on an identifier of the edge device, wherein selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device includes selecting the plurality of appropriate APIs for the calculation device according to the type of the sensor data and the standard.