Method of developing a web service and marketing products or services used in developing a web service

• US 20040015564A1
• Filed: 03/07/2002
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Williams, Scott Lane
• Application Number:
  US10/093,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20040015564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method of developing a Web service includes: specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service, programming a Web service interface, constructing business objects and data, building a service workflow, mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow, packaging said service, deploying the service, advertising the service and monitoring the service. A method of marketing products or services used in developing a Web service includes presenting a Web service development model in conjunction with offering a product or service used in developing a Web Service.

Claims

1. A method of developing a Web service, said method comprising:

specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service;

programming a Web service interface;

constructing business objects and data;

building a service workflow;

mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow;

packaging said service;

deploying the service;

advertising the service; and

monitoring the service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said specifying a business protocol comprises adopting a Remote Procedure Call model for submitting requests to said service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said specifying a business protocol comprises adopting a document exchange model for submitting requests to said service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said programming a Web service interface comprises generating a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) file describing said service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said building a service workflow comprises designing said workflows to operate behind a firewall.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said building a service workflow further comprises operating a workflow tool to build said service workflow.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said mapping said interface further comprises mapping said interface with a mapping tool.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said packaging said service further comprises combining components of said Web service into an archive file.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said advertising the service further comprises listing said service in a Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) repository.

10. A method of developing a Web service, said method comprising:

specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service;

programming a Web service interface;

constructing business objects and data;

building a service workflow;

mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow; and

packaging said service.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said specifying a business protocol comprises adopting a Remote Procedure Call model for submitting requests to said service.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said specifying a business protocol comprises adopting a document exchange model for submitting requests to said service.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said programming a Web service interface comprises generating a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) file describing said service.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said building a service workflow comprises designing said workflows to operate behind a firewall.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said building a service workflow further comprises operating a workflow tool to build said service workflow.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said mapping said interface further comprises mapping said interface with a mapping tool.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein said packaging said service further comprises combining components of said Web service into an archive file.

18. A method of marketing products or services used in developing a Web service, said method comprising presenting a Web service development model in conjunction with offering a product or service used in developing a Web Service.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting said model in a visual form.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting said model in a text form.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting said model in a graphic form.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting said model as a flowchart.

19. The method of claim 19, wherein said Web service development model comprises:

specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service;

programming a Web service interface;

constructing business objects and data;

building a service workflow;

mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow;

packaging said service;

deploying the service;

advertising the service; and

monitoring the service.

24. A system for developing a Web service, said system comprising:

means for specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service;

means for programming a Web service interface;

means for constructing business objects and data;

means for building a service workflow;

means for mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow;

means for packaging said service;

means for deploying the service;

means for advertising the service; and

means for monitoring the service.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for specifying a business protocol comprise means for adopting a Remote Procedure Call model for submitting requests to said service.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for specifying a business protocol comprise means for adopting a document exchange model for submitting requests to said service.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for programming a Web service interface comprise means for generating a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) file describing said service.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for building a service workflow comprise means for designing said workflows to operate behind a firewall.

29. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for building a service workflow comprise a workflow tool for building said service workflow.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for mapping said interface comprise a mapping tool.

31. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for packaging said service further comprise means for combining components of said Web service into an archive file.

32. The system of claim 24, wherein said means for advertising the service further comprise means for listing said service in a Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) repository.

33. A suite of software tools stored on media for storing computer-readable instructions, said suite comprising:

at least one tool for specifying a business protocol for communicating with said service;

at least one tool for programming a Web service interface;

at least one tool for constructing business objects and data;

at least one tool for building a service workflow;

at least one tool for mapping said interface to said business objects and workflow;

at least one tool for packaging said service;

at least one tool for deploying the service;

at least one tool for advertising the service; and

at least one tool for monitoring the service.