Method and system for facilitating access to a lookup service
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1. A method in a data processing system for accessing network services associated with a lookup service, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request by the lookup service for access to one of the network services; and
returning code to facilitate the access of the one network service.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided that facilitate access to a service via a lookup service. A lookup service defines a network'"'"'s directory of services and stores references to these services. A client desiring use of a service on the network accesses the lookup service, which returns the stub information that facilitates the user'"'"'s access of the service. The client uses the stub information to access the service.
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1. A method in a data processing system for accessing network services associated with a lookup service, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request by the lookup service for access to one of the network services; and
returning code to facilitate the access of the one network service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a data processing system having a lookup service with a plurality of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending to the lookup service a request to access one of the services; and
receiving code, responsive to the request, that facilitates use of the one service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18)
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14. A method in a data processing system having a first computer with a client and a second computer with a lookup service containing service stubs used for accessing associated services, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a request by the client to the lookup service identifying one of the associated services to be accessed;
receiving the request by the lookup service;
searching the lookup service for the identified service;
returning the service stub associated with the identified service to the client;
receiving the service stub by the client;
loading the service stub into an address space of the client to render the service stub available for use to invoke the identified service; and
using the stub by the client to access the identified service.
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17. A distributed system with a plurality of network services, comprising:
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a server computer with a lookup service having stubs for facilitating access to the network services; and
a client computer with a program that sends a request to the lookup service for one of the stubs corresponding to one of the network services, that receives the stub, and that accesses the one network service using the received stub.
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19. A system having a first computer with a client and a second computer with a lookup service containing service stubs used for accessing associated services, the system comprising:
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means for sending a request by the client to the lookup service identifying one of the associated services to be accessed;
means for receiving the request by the lookup service;
means for searching the lookup service for the identified service;
means for returning the service stub associated with the identified service to the client;
means for receiving the service stub by the client;
means for loading the service stub into an address space of the client to render the service stub available for use to invoke the identified service; and
means for using the stub by the client to access the identified service.
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20. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method for accessing network services contained in a lookup service, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request by the lookup service for access to one of the network services; and
returning code to facilitate the access of the one network service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27)
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24. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method for accessing network services contained in a lookup service, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending to the lookup service a request to access one of the services; and
receiving code, responsive to the request, that facilitates use of the one service.
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