System and method for communicating asynchronously with web services using message set definitions

• US 20060023674A1
• Filed: 02/25/2005
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael, Tsenter, Igor, Goring, Bryan R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,894,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/50 Queue scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• 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 67/566 Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A system and method for correlating asynchronous communication messages between a mobile device and a data source over a network, the mobile device for executing an application to provide interaction with the data source based on content of the communication messages. The system and method comprising: a message correlation set configured to include a set of correlation definitions for linking an asynchronous request message of the communication messages with a corresponding asynchronous response message of the communication messages, the correlation definitions including a first correlation identifier for including in the asynchronous request message when generated and a second correlation identifier expected in the asynchronous response message when received, the first identifier different from the second identifier; a message manager for coordinating the transmission and receipt of the messages so as to associate a first data parameter of the request message with a second data parameter of the response message by matching the first and second identifiers of the messages with the correlation definitions of the message correlation set, the first and second data parameters also part of the message correlation set as data definitions.

Claims

1. A system for correlating asynchronous communication messages between a mobile device and a data source over a network, the mobile device for executing an application to provide interaction with the data source based on content of the communication messages, the system comprising:

a message correlation set configured to include a set of correlation definitions for linking an asynchronous request message of the communication messages with a corresponding asynchronous response message of the communication messages, the correlation definitions including a first correlation identifier for including in the asynchronous request message when generated and a second correlation identifier expected in the asynchronous response message when received, the first identifier different from the second identifier;

a message manager for coordinating the transmission and receipt of the messages so as to associate a first data parameter of the request message with a second data parameter of the response message by matching the first and second identifiers of the messages with the correlation definitions of the message correlation set, the first and second data parameters also part of the message correlation set as data definitions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first identifier is configured for insertion in the request message by the mobile device and the second identifier is configured for insertion in the response message by the data source.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a communication service for providing a communication interface between the message manager and the network.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the communication manager is configured to provide communication of the messages between the communication manager and the message manager asynchronously.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the communication manager is configured to provide communication of the messages between the communication manager and the network asynchronously.

6. The system of claim 2 further comprising a screen service for initiating the message request based on a user data event from a user interface of the device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the message manager is configured for querying the message correlation set to determine if the data corresponding to the user event is defined by the message correlation set as the first data parameter.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the message manager is configured to select the first correlation identifier of the message correlation set corresponding to the identified first data parameter as part of the message correlation set.

9. The system of claim 6 further comprising a persistence manager for resolving the persistence of the first data parameter value according to the first correlation identifier.

10. They system of claim 2, wherein the message correlation set is described in a structured definition language.

11. A method for correlating asynchronous communication messages between a mobile device and a data source over a network, the mobile device for executing an application to provide interaction with the data source based on content of the communication messages, the method comprising the steps of:

sending an asynchronous request message of the communication messages;

receiving an asynchronous response message of the communication messages;

linking the asynchronous request message with the corresponding asynchronous response message by employing a message correlation set including a set of correlation definitions, the correlation definitions including a first correlation identifier for including in the asynchronous request message when generated and a second correlation identifier expected in the asynchronous response message when received, the first identifier different from the second identifier;

associating a first data parameter of the request message with a second data parameter of the response message by matching the first and second identifiers of the messages with the correlation definitions of the message correlation set, the first and second data parameters also part of the message correlation set as data definitions.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first identifier is configured for insertion in the request message by the mobile device and the second identifier is configured for insertion in the response message by the data source.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising the step of providing a communication interface between a message manager and the network.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication interface is configured to provide communication of the messages between the communication interface and the message manager asynchronously.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the communication interface is configured to provide communication of the messages between the communication interface and the network asynchronously.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising the step of initiating the message request based on a user data event from a user interface of the device.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising the step of querying the message correlation set to determine if the data corresponding to the user event is defined by the message correlation set as the first data parameter.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising the step of selecting the first correlation identifier of the message correlation set corresponding to the identified first data parameter as part of the message correlation set.

19. The system of claim 16 further comprising the step of resolving the persistence of the first data parameter value according to the first correlation identifier.

20. They system of claim 12, wherein the message correlation set is described in a structured definition language.

21. A computer program product for correlating asynchronous communication messages between a mobile device and a data source over a network, the mobile device for executing an application to provide interaction with the data source based on content of the communication messages, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

a message correlation set module stored on the medium and configured to include a set of correlation definitions for linking an asynchronous request message of the communication messages with a corresponding asynchronous response message of the communication messages, the correlation definitions including a first correlation identifier for including in the asynchronous request message when generated and a second correlation identifier expected in the asynchronous response message when received, the first identifier different from the second identifier;

a message manager module for coordinating the transmission and receipt of the messages so as to associate a first data parameter of the request message with a second data parameter of the response message by matching the first and second identifiers of the messages with the correlation definitions of the message correlation set module, the first and second data parameters also part of the message correlation set as data definitions.