Web services enablement and deployment substrate

• US 20050166180A1
• Filed: 08/13/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SCO Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: SCO Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Lemon, Scott C., Grant, Bruce K. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/917,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20050166180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming

Abstract

A computer-readable medium for storing program data is disclosed. The program data includes executable instructions for implementing a method in a computing device. The method involves providing a user interface for development of an application. The method also involves receiving a user selection of one or more web services to be included in the application. The method also involves searching for the one or more web services on the computing device and on other computing devices that are accessible to the computing device. The method also involves receiving user instructions for interconnecting inputs and outputs of the one or more web services.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium for storing program data, wherein the program data comprises executable instructions for implementing a method in a computing device, the method comprising:

providing a user interface for development of an application;

receiving a user selection of one or more web services to be included in the application;

searching for the one or more web services on the computing device and on other computing devices that are accessible to the computing device; and

receiving user instructions for interconnecting inputs and outputs of the one or more web services.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises packaging the application with a manifest that comprises a list of the one or more web services to be included in the application.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises encapsulating the application to expose the application as a web service.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user interface is a graphical user interface.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the user instructions for interconnecting the one or more web services are received via a series of drag-and-drop operations.

6. A computer-readable medium for storing program data, wherein the program data comprises executable instructions for implementing a method in a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving a user instruction to deploy an application;

determining requirements of the application;

determining whether the computing device satisfies the requirements of the application;

identifying one or more web services on which the application depends;

deploying the one or more web services; and

instantiating the application.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein if the computing device does not satisfy the requirements of the application the method further comprises:

locating one or more other computing devices that satisfy the requirements; and

transferring at least some of the application to the one or more other computing devices that satisfy the requirements.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the application does not directly interact with an operating system running on the computing device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the requirements comprise a virtualizer.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the requirements comprise one or more hardware capabilities.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the requirements comprise one or more services performed by the operating system.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein at least some of the one or more web services are located on the computing device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein at least some of the one or more web services are located on one or more other computing devices that are accessible to the computing device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein communication with the one or more web services occurs in accordance with Simple Object Access Protocol.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein deploying a web service comprises performing similar steps for the web service that are performed to deploy the application.

16. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to implement a method comprising;

providing a user interface for development of an application;

receiving a user selection of one or more web services to be included in the application;

searching for the one or more web services on the computing device and on other computing devices that are accessible to the computing device; and

receiving user instructions for interconnecting inputs and outputs of the one or more web services.

17. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to implement a method comprising;

receiving a user instruction to deploy an application;

determining requirements of the application;

determining whether the computing device satisfies the requirements of the application;

identifying one or more web services on which the application depends;

deploying the one or more web services; and

instantiating the application.

18. In a computing device, a method comprising:

providing a user interface for development of an application;

receiving a user selection of one or more web services to be included in the application;

searching for the one or more web services on the computing device and on other computing devices that are accessible to the computing device; and

receiving user instructions for interconnecting inputs and outputs of the one or more web services.

19. In a computing device, a method comprising:

receiving a user instruction to deploy an application;

determining requirements of the application;

determining whether the computing device satisfies the requirements of the application;

identifying one or more web services on which the application depends;

deploying the one or more web services; and

instantiating the application.