Service oriented architecture with message processing stages

• US 20050273502A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kasi, Jayaram, Mihic, Matthew, Urhan, Tolga, Kapoor, Chet, Aletty, Ashok, Patrick, Paul B.
• Application Number:
  US11/133,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273502A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0471 applying encryption by an intermediary, e.g. receiving clear information at the intermediary and encrypting the received information at the intermediary before forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

A system, method and media for a service oriented architecture. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims.

Claims

1. A method for processing a message as part of a service proxy, comprising:

processing the message in a first message processing stage in a plurality of message processing stages wherein the plurality of stages comprise a first message pathway in the service proxy;

processing the message in a second message processing stage in the plurality of stages;

wherein a message processing stage implements an interface and/or a protocol that is compatible with the first message pathway.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the message to one of;

a service and another service proxy..

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message pathway is a set of message processing stages that operate on the message in sequence.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the first message pathway is for processing one of;

a service request and a service response.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is capable of performing at least one of the following;

message authentication, message authorization, message validation, message transformation, message routing, performance monitoring, message tracking, message archiving, message logging, message publication, error reporting, and a user-defined process.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is a logic component capable of reading and/or writing the contents of the message.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage is dynamically configurable.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a message processing stage can be dynamically added to and/or removed from a message pathway.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the plurality of message processing stages share a context through which they can exchange information.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a service proxy is an intermediary between a client and one of;

a service and another service proxy.

11. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a system to:

process a message in a first message processing stage in a plurality of message processing stages wherein the plurality of stages comprise a first message pathway in a service proxy;

process the message in a second message processing stage in the plurality of stages;

wherein a message processing stage implements an interface and/or a protocol that is compatible with the first message pathway.

12. A service proxy for processing a message, comprising:

a first message pathway having a plurality of message processing stages wherein a message processing stage implements an interface and/or a protocol that is compatible with the first message pathway;

a first message processing stage in the plurality of message processing stages capable of accepting the message and performing a first operation based on the message; and

a second message processing stage in the plurality of message processing stages capable of accepting the message from the first message processing stage and performing a second operation based on the message.

13. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a service proxy is an intermediary between a client and one of;

a service and another service proxy.

14. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a message pathway is a set of message processing stages that operate on the message in sequence.

15. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

the first message pathway is for processing one of;

a service request and a service response.

16. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a message processing stage is capable of performing at least one of the following operations;

message authentication, message authorization, message validation, message transformation, message routing, performance monitoring, message tracking, message archiving, message logging, message publication, error reporting, and a user-defined process.

17. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a message processing stage is a logic component capable of reading and/or writing the contents of the message.

18. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a message processing stage is dynamically configurable.

19. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

a message processing stage can be dynamically added to and/or removed from a message pathway.

20. The service proxy of claim 12 wherein:

the plurality of message processing stages share a context through which they can exchange information.