Service structured application development architecture

• US 20070124006A1
• Filed: 11/28/2005
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ubiquity Software Corp. Ltd. (Avaya Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Ubiquity Software Corp. (Avaya Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tucker, Douglas, Steadman, James
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,716 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0058 using service-independent building blocks (SIBBs) or "primitives"

Abstract

Systems and methods defining a service oriented object framework for use in providing an open application environment facilitating application function integration are shown. Embodiments provide object life management, platform resources management, and event management capabilities. A multi-layer architecture, defining object layers within an application container, may be used. A primary layer of such an architecture may comprise infrastructure objects providing foundational element blocks embodying protocol specific functions of the services that are to be built on top of a development container. An intermediate layer of such an architecture may comprise service objects providing service level functions. An upper layer of such an architecture may comprise business objects providing application orchestration element blocks defining the logical application created by combining the foregoing objects. Embodiments implement a framework that provides utilities that enable the object hierarchy to interact and function on top of a corresponding development container platform.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

defining a multiple object hierarchy for providing an open application environment;

providing, in said open application environment, a first plurality of program objects associated with a first object hierarchy level of said multiple object hierarchy;

providing, in said open application environment, a second plurality of program objects associated with a second object hierarchy level of said multiple object hierarchy; and

associating selected ones of said first plurality of program objects and selected ones of said second plurality of program objects to form an application program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said multiple object hierarchy comprises a business object level, a service object level, and an infrastructure object level.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first plurality of program objects comprise business objects, said business objects providing application orchestration to define said application program created by combining objects of said second plurality of program objects.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said first plurality of program objects comprises business objects, said business objects providing bridging of services into a web services application infrastructure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first plurality of program objects comprise service objects, said service objects providing service level functions utilizing one or more objects of said second plurality of program objects to fulfill its function.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said second plurality of program objects comprise infrastructure objects providing foundational element blocks embodying protocol specific functions of services provided by said application program.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, in said open application environment, a third plurality of program objects associated with a third object hierarchy level of said multiple object hierarchy.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said associated selected ones of said first plurality of program objects and selected ones of said second plurality of program objects comprises:

associating selected ones of said first plurality of program objects, selected ones of said second plurality of program objects, and selected ones of said third plurality of programs objects to form an application program.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said associated selected ones of said first plurality of program objects and selected ones of said second plurality of program objects comprises:

providing an application framework having a plurality of utilities facilitating interaction between said selected ones of said first plurality of program objects and said selected ones of said second plurality of program objects.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing information regarding functions performed by objects of at least one of said first and second plurality of program objects in a registry of said application framework upon a corresponding one of said program object being loaded into said open application environment.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing information regarding external events objects of at least one of said first and second plurality of program objects are to receive notification of in a registry of said application framework upon a corresponding one of said program object being loaded into said open application environment.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

passing object function information with respect to at least one of said first and second plurality of program objects to an object life management utility of said application framework upon a corresponding one of said program object being loaded into said open application environment.

13. A system comprising:

an application server platform;

an application program operable upon said application server platform, said application program comprising a plurality of hierarchical objects; and

an application framework deployed on said application server platform, said application framework comprising a plurality of utilities facilitating interaction between said hierarchical object to function as said application program.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said application server platform comprises:

a session initiation protocol (SIP) application container, said application program being operable within said SIP application container.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said application server platform comprises:

a plurality of application servers, objects of said plurality of hierarchical objects of said application program being disposed on different application servers of said plurality of application servers.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said application framework comprises:

a session coordination utility facilitating interaction of said objects of said plurality of hierarchical objects disposed on said different application servers.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said application program comprises:

a telephony services application program.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said application program comprises:

bundled services having features provided by different objects of said plurality of hierarchical objects.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein said application program comprises:

an interface into a web services application infrastructure for providing services associated with the web services application to a telephony network coupled to said application server platform.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein said plurality of hierarchical objects comprise:

at least one business object, at least one service object, and at least one infrastructure object, said at least one business object, at least one service object, and at least one infrastructure object being associated with a different level of said hierarchy.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein a business object of said at least one business object defines said application program by combining a plurality of service objects of said at least one service object.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said plurality of service objects provide service level functions utilizing one or more infrastructure objects of said at least one infrastructure object.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein said plurality of hierarchical objects comprise:

at least one infrastructure object embodying protocol specific functions of services provided using said application server platform.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein said plurality of hierarchical objects comprise:

at least one infrastructure object providing an interface between an object of a higher level of said plurality of hierarchical objects and a resource external to said application server platform.

25. The system of claim 13, wherein said plurality of hierarchical objects comprise:

at least one infrastructure object providing an interface between an object of a higher level of said plurality of hierarchical objects and a resource internal to said application server platform.

26. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

an object registry.

27. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

an object life management utility.

28. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

an external event routing utility.

29. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

a session coordination utility.

30. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

a resource marshalling utility.

31. The system of claim 13, wherein said application framework comprises:

a security utility.

32. A system comprising:

a multiple object hierarchy defined with respect to a session initiation protocol (SIP) container; and

an application framework operable with respect to said SIP container and comprising a plurality of utilities facilitating interaction between objects of said object hierarchy.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said multiple object hierarchy comprises:

a business object level;

a service object level; and

an infrastructure object level.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein a business object of said business object level defines an application program operable in said SIP container by combining a plurality of service objects of said service object level.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein said plurality of service objects provide service level functions utilizing one or more infrastructure objects of said infrastructure object level.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

an object registry.

37. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

an object life management utility.

38. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

an external event routing utility.

39. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

a session coordination utility.

40. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

a resource marshalling utility.

41. The system of claim 32, wherein said application framework comprises:

a security utility.