Configuration of clients for multiple computer services

• US 20070255843A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Zubev, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US11/413,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255843A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method and apparatus for configuration of clients for multiple computer services. An embodiment of a method includes receiving multiple computer services, the computer services including a group of computer services, with the group of computer services having a logical address. A client is configured for the group of computer services, with the configuration of the client including resolving the logical address of the group of computer services to a physical address. The method includes receiving a request from the client for a first computer service in the group of computer services, where the request includes the logical address of the group and an identification of the requested computer service. A physical address for the requested computer service is resolved based on the request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of computer services, the plurality of computer services including a group of computer services, the group of computer services having a logical address;

configuring a client for the group of computer services, the configuration of the client including resolving the logical address of the group of computer services to a physical address;

receiving a request from the client for a first computer service in the group of computer services, the request including the logical address of the group and an identification of the requested computer service; and

resolving a physical address for the requested computer service based on the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein group of computer services includes a plurality of web services.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing metadata for the client regarding the plurality of computer services.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the physical address of the requested computer service is located using metadata regarding the plurality of computer services.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising generating a first type of connection for the transfer of the metadata regarding the plurality of computer services.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising generating a second type of connection for access to the group of computer services.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the first type of connection comprises establishing a first security access level for the first type of connection.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the second type of connection comprises establishing a second security access level for the second type of connection, the second security access level being a higher security level than the first security level.

9. A server comprising:

a bus;

a processor coupled with the bus, the processor to process requests for services;

a memory coupled with the bus to contain a plurality of web services, the plurality of web services including a group of web services, and to contain a set of metadata regarding the plurality of web services; and

a link with a web service customer, the web service customer including a client for the group of web services;

wherein the processor is to provide a first web service to the client in response to a request, the request including a logical address for the group of web services and an identification of the first web service.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the processor is to provide the metadata to the client to configure the client for the group of web services.

11. The server of claim 9, wherein the link includes a first connection for transfer of the metadata and a second connection for access to the plurality of web services.

12. The server of claim 11, where the first connection has a first security level and the second connection has a second security level.

13. A system comprising:

a web service provider, the web service provider to include a plurality of web services and a set of metadata regarding the plurality of web services, the plurality of web services including a group of web services; and

a web service customer to communicate with the web service provider, the web service customer to include a client for the group of web services;

wherein the web service provider is to provide a provide a web service in the group to the client in response to a request, the request providing a logical address for the group of web services and identifying the web service.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the client is configured at configuration time by resolving a physical address for the group of web services.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the client is further configured using metadata from the web service provided to identify the web services in the group.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the configuration of the client at configuration time does not include the resolution of the physical addresses of the web services in the group.

17. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of web services, the plurality of web services including a group of web services, the group of web services having a logical address; and

configuring a client for the group of computer services, the configuration of the client including resolving the logical address of the group of web services to a physical address and providing metadata to identify the web services of the group.

18. The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions that cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request from the client for a web service in the group of web services; and

locating the web service based on the logical address of the group and an identification of the requested web service.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein locating the web service comprises dynamically resolving a physical address for the requested web service.

20. The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions that cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

establishing a first type of connection for the provision of the metadata regarding the plurality of web services; and

establishing a second type of connection for access to the group of web services.