Server computer, client device, and web-service-implemented data processing method
First Claim
1. A server computer comprising:
- means for providing a central web service, the central web service having a central web service address;
interface means for receiving a web service request addressed to the central web service address and for forwarding the web service request to one of a plurality of alternative web services, wherein the central web service selects the one of the plurality of alternative web services.
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Abstract
A data processing system includes a server computer and at least one client device. The server computer includes means for providing a central web service, the central web service having a central web service address. An interface means receives a web service request addressed to the central web service address from the client device and forwards the web service request to one of a plurality of alternative web services selected by the central web service. The client device includes means for storing the central web service address and means for generating the web service request. An interface means at the client sends the web service request to the central web service address, and receives a web service response from the one of the plurality of alternative web services selected by the central web service.
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20 Claims
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1. A server computer comprising:
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means for providing a central web service, the central web service having a central web service address;
interface means for receiving a web service request addressed to the central web service address and for forwarding the web service request to one of a plurality of alternative web services, wherein the central web service selects the one of the plurality of alternative web services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing method comprising:
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providing a central web service, the central web service having a central web service address;
receiving a web service request addressed to the central web service address;
selecting one of a plurality of alternative web services based on a predefined selection criterion; and
forwarding the web service request to the selected one of the plurality of alternative web services. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A client device comprising:
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means for storing a central web service address;
means for generating a web service request; and
interface means for sending the web service request to the central web service address, and for receiving a web service response from one of a plurality of alternative web services selected by the central web service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium comprising programmable instructions adapted to perform a method of data processing, the method comprising:
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providing a central web service, the central web service having a central web service address;
receiving a web service request addressed to the central web service address;
selecting one of a plurality of alternative web services based on a predefined selection criterion; and
forwarding the web service request to the selected one of the plurality of alternative web services.
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