Apparatus and method for verifying categorization of services using canonical service description tests
First Claim
1. A method of verifying a categorization of a service in a taxonomy, comprising:
- receiving a registration request, the registration request including a service description and an identification of a category within the taxonomy in which the service is to be registered;
applying one or more canonical service description tests to the service description to determine if the service description should be registered in the category; and
registering the service description in the identified category if a result of applying the one or more canonical service description tests is that the service description should be registered in the identified category.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for service classification verification. The present invention makes use of canonical service description tests which designate minimum requirements for a service to be classified into a corresponding classification. Based on the canonical service description tests, it can be determined whether a service that wishes to be classified into a particular classification of a taxonomy on a service broker meets the minimum requirements for that classification. Furthermore, the use of canonical service description tests ensures that all services classified into a particular classification have a minimum level of functionality that will allow them to function properly when invoked.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of verifying a categorization of a service in a taxonomy, comprising:
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receiving a registration request, the registration request including a service description and an identification of a category within the taxonomy in which the service is to be registered;
applying one or more canonical service description tests to the service description to determine if the service description should be registered in the category; and
registering the service description in the identified category if a result of applying the one or more canonical service description tests is that the service description should be registered in the identified category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for verifying a categorization of a service in a taxonomy, comprising:
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first instructions for receiving a registration request, the registration request including a service description and an identification of a category within the taxonomy in which the service is to be registered;
second instructions for applying one or more canonical service description tests to determine if the service description should be registered in the category; and
third instructions for registering the service description in the identified category if a result of applying the one or more canonical service description tests is that the service description should be registered in the identified category. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for verifying a categorization of a service in a taxonomy, comprising:
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means for receiving a registration request, the registration request including a service description and an identification of a category within the taxonomy in which the service is to be registered;
means for applying one or more canonical service description tests to determine if the service description should be registered in the identified category; and
means for registering the service description in the identified category if the determination is that the service description should be registered in the identified category. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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