Managing Web Service Access via a Portal
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a portal, through which, web services are accessible to a client; and
managing access to the web services such that when the client is not associated with a current subscription to a provider of the portal, access is limited to the web services specified by a list.
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Abstract
Web service management techniques involving a portal are described. In an implementation, a method includes providing a portal, through which, web services are accessible to a client. Access to the web services is managed such that when the client is not associated with a current subscription to a provider of the portal, access is limited to the web services specified by a list.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a portal, through which, web services are accessible to a client; and managing access to the web services such that when the client is not associated with a current subscription to a provider of the portal, access is limited to the web services specified by a list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer-readable media comprising executable instruction that, when executed, direct a computer to provide a portal page of a service provider that:
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limits access of a client to a collection of web services, at least one of which is accessible via an advertisement that is displayable by the portal page, when the client is not associated with a current subscription to the service provider; and permits access to web services that are not included in the collection when the client is associated with the current subscription. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portal comprising:
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a processor; and memory configured to maintain a list of web services and a module that is executable on the processor to; service requests received from a client via a wireless access point to access one or more web services; permit the client to access the web services included in the list when the client has not been authenticated; and provide a user interface, via which, payment information is to be received to access web services that are not included on the list. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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