Deploying Multiple E-Commerce Systems in a Single Computing Plaform

• US 20050234734A1
• Filed: 03/23/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chan, Victor, Mirlas, Lev, Hubbard, Mark William, Khusial, Darshanand
• Granted Patent: US 8,612,379 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method, system, architecture and apparatus for deploying multiple e-commerce systems in a single computing platform. In accordance with the present invention, an e-commerce systems architecture can include an instantiable owning business logic component derived from an abstract business definition and one or more instantiable business element components configured for aggregation under the control of a business facility instance. The business facility instance can include a coupling to an instance of the owning business logic component. Finally, the architecture can include an instantiable partner business component derived from the abstract business definition. In particular, the instantiable partner business component can include a configuration for limited access to selected ones of the instantiable business element components aggregated under the control of the business facility instance.

Claims

1. An e-commerce systems architecture comprising:

an instantiable owning business logic component derived from an abstract business definition;

a plurality of instantiable business element components configured for aggregation under the control of a business facility instance, said business facility instance having a coupling to an instance of said owning business logic component; and

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an instantiable partner business component derived from said abstract business definition, said instantiable partner business component having a configuration for limited access to selected ones of said instantiable business element components aggregated under the control of said business facility instance.

2. The systems architecture of claim 1, wherein each of said instantiable business element components comprise an association with at least one of an asset a business policy and an algorithmic process.

3. The systems architecture of claim 1, further comprising an instantiable business provisioning hub component configured for association with at least one business facility instance.

4. The systems architecture of claim 1, wherein said instantiable owning business logic comprises logic for subscribing to an authorization domain comprising registration policies and access control policies.

5. An e-commerce systems host computing platform comprising:

a server computing device having storage and network connectivity to at least one remote client computing device over a computer communications network;

an application server disposed in said server computing device; and

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a defined business application operation architecture configured for concurrently deploying multiple different business operation applications through said application server in said server computing device.

6. The e-commerce systems host computing platform of claim 5, wherein said architecture comprises:

an instantiable owning business logic component derived from an abstract business definition;

a plurality of instantiable business element components configured for aggregation under the control of a business facility instance, said business facility instance having a coupling to an instance of said owning business logic component; and

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an instantiable partner business component derived from said abstract business definition, said instantiable partner business component having a configuration for limited access to selected ones of said instantiable business element components aggregated under the control of said business facility instance.

7. The e-commerce systems host computing platform of claim 5, wherein each of said instantiable business element components comprise an association with at least one asset, at least one business policy and at least one algorithmic process.

8. The e-commerce systems host computing platform of claim 5, further comprising an instantiable business provisioning hub component configured for association with at least one business facility instance.

9. The e-commerce systems host computing platform of claim 5, wherein said instantiable owning business logic comprises logic for subscribing to an authorization domain comprising registration policies and access control policies.

10. An co-locatable e-commerce system comprising:

a root organization component;

a user organization component controlled by said root organization component;

a first selling organization component controlled by said root organization component and configured for access by said user organization component; and

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at least one other selling organization component controlled by said root organization component and configured for access by said user organization component.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said user organization component comprises a shopper organization component.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said user organization component further comprises an administrative organization component.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said first selling organization component comprises a business to consumer component.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein said first selling organization component comprises:

a plurality of reseller organization components; and

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a hub organization component configured to manage assets accessed by said reseller organization components.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said hub organization comprises:

an asset organization component configured to manage assets accessed by said reseller organization components; and

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a management organization component configured to manage access to said assets by said reseller organization components.

16. A method of deploying multiple e-commerce systems in a single computing platform, the method comprising the steps of:

locating a first instance of a business logic component for a first business operation in the single computing platform;

co-locating a second instance of a business logic component for a second business operation with the first instance of the business logic component in the single computing platform;

associating at least one instance of a first business facility with said first instance of said business logic component; and

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associating at least one instance of a second business facility with said second instance of said business logic component.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

creating an instance of a business provisioning hub component;

associating said instance of said business provisioning hub component with an instance of a third business facility; and

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managing access by other instances of business logic components to said third business facility in said instance of said business provisioning hub component.

18. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for deploying multiple e-commerce systems in a single computing platform, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform the steps of:

locating a first instance of a business logic component for a first business operation in the single computing platform;

co-locating a second instance of a business logic component for a second business operation with the first instance of the business logic component in the single computing platform;

associating at least one instance of a first business facility with said first instance of said business logic component; and

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associating at least one instance of a second business facility with said second instance of said business logic component.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

creating an instance of a business provisioning hub component;

associating said instance of said business provisioning hub component with an instance of a third business facility; and

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managing access by other instances of business logic components to said third business facility in said instance of said business provisioning hub component.

20. A method for deploying multiple e-commerce systems in a single computing platform, the method comprising the steps of:

locating an instance of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce system in the single computing platform; and

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co-locating an instance of a multi-reseller e-commerce system in the single computing platform.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said B2C e-commerce system and said multi-reseller e-commerce system share a same root node in a hierarchical arrangement of e-commerce systems in the single computing platform.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of adding at least one other e-commerce system to the single computing platform subsequent to having deployed said instances of said B2C and multi-reseller e-commerce systems.