System and methodology for mobile e-services

• US 20040093228A1
• Filed: 11/12/2002
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Peltz, Christopher, Winsor, Gerald, Sanchez, Roberto, Carson, Carollyn
• Application Number:
  US10/292,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20040093228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/301
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed for invoking a mobile electronic service (MES).

Claims

1. A method for invoking a mobile electronic service (MES) comprising the steps of:

assessing a need for using said MES;

discovering a desired MES according to said assessed need;

analyzing a technology of said desired MES;

acquiring access information related to said desired MES;

designing an interface to said MES;

setting up an environment for hosting said interface;

developing said interface according to said designing step;

testing said developed interface;

deploying said interface onto said environment;

monitoring said deployed interface; and

invoking said deployed interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said assessing step includes:

determining a business feasibility;

determining a technical feasibility; and

qualifying a provider of said desired MES.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said discovering step includes:

accessing a MES registry; and

searching said MES registry.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said acquiring step includes:

locating a service description file related to said desired MES;

retrieving said service description file; and

retrieving information regarding an access point for said desired MES.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said service description file comprises a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein said information regarding said access point comprises a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) access point.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein said designing step includes:

designing client proxy software;

incorporating proxy code compliant with said service description file; and

integrating with available backend components.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein said developing step includes:

coding client proxy software using service description file-compliant code; and

coding an interface to integrate available backend components.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said invoking step includes:

invoking said desired MES, wherein said MES is invoked using one of;

a standalone client application; and

a client proxy.

10. A system for incorporating a mobile electronic service (MES) into a mobile application framework comprising the steps of:

means for assessing a use of said MES;

means for discovering an appropriate MES according to said means for assessing;

means for analyzing a technology of said appropriate MES;

means for acquiring access information for said appropriate MES;

means for designing an interface to said appropriate MES;

means for setting up an environment for running said interface;

means for developing said interface according to said means for designing;

means for testing said developed interface;

means for installing said interface onto said environment;

means for monitoring said installed interface; and

means for invoking said installed interface.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said means for assessing includes:

means for analyzing a business feasibility;

means for analyzing a technical feasibility; and

means for qualifying a provider of said desired MES.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said means for discovering includes:

means for accessing a MES registry; and

means for searching said MES registry.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said means for acquiring includes:

means for detecting a service description file related to said desired MES;

means for obtaining said service description file; and

means for obtaining information regarding an access point for said desired MES.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said service description file comprises a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file and said information regarding said access point comprises a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) access point.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said means for designing includes:

means for designing client proxy software;

means for using proxy code compliant with said service description file; and

means for assimilating with available backend components.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein said means for invoking includes:

means for invoking said desired MES, wherein said MES is invoked using one of;

a standalone client application; and

a client proxy.

17. A system for invoking a mobile electronic service (MES) comprising:

a business analyst for analyzing a business feasibility of using said MES;

an architect for analyzing a technology of said MES;

said architect acquiring access means for said MES;

said architect designing an interface to said MES;

an administrator for assisting in setting up an environment for said interface;

an engineer for developing said interface according to said design, wherein said engineer assists said administrator in setting up said environment and wherein said engineer tests said developed interface;

an operations entity for deploying said interface onto said environment;

said operations entity monitors said interface; and

a subscriber for invoking said MES through said interface.