SYSTEM, DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SERVICE INFORMATION

• US 20100138558A1
• Filed: 11/27/2009
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Rick M.F, Chen, Rebecca L.J, Kuo, Leo C.Y.
• Application Number:
  US12/626,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20100138558A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/242
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A system, device, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed. The system includes a server and a client. The server provides a plurality of network services and includes a service list module for generating a network service information list. The network service information list at least includes network paths of the plurality of network services. The client, coupled to the server, includes an automatic information retrieving handler. The automatic information retrieving handler sends a request to the service list module of the server upon detecting a network path, inputted by an user, pointing to the server, receives at least a portion of network service information from the network service information list of the server, and selectively displays at least a portion of the network service information to the user.

Claims

1. A system for providing network service information, comprising:

a server providing a plurality of network services and comprising a service list module to generate a network service information list, said network service information list at least comprising network paths of said plurality of network services; and

a client, coupled to said server, comprising an automatic information retrieving handler;

wherein said automatic information retrieving handler sends a request to said service list module of said server upon detecting a network path, inputted by an user, pointing to said server, receives at least a portion of network service information from said network service information list of said server, and selectively displays at least a portion of said network service information to said user.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler of said client further filters said received network service information upon detecting an additional input from said user, and displays said filtered result to said user.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler of said client further, upon one of said network service information specifically selected by said user, automatically inputs complete network path of said selected network service.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler of said client further check whether said server updates at least one of said network paths of said network services, and provides a notice to said user when said inputted network path is affected by said update.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said network service information further comprises descriptions of said plurality of network service for facilitating said user to identify a specific network service.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprises at least one application server for providing a plurality of network services, and wherein said application server comprises a service list module to generate a network service information list at least comprising network paths of said plurality of network services of said application server, and wherein said service list module of said server further analyzes whether said network services of said network service information list of said server includes a redirect identifier pointing to said application server.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said server further sends a request to said application server pointed by said redirect identifier and receives at least a portion of network service information from said network service information list of said application server, and accordingly updates said received network service information to said network service information list of said server.

8. An electronic device, coupled to a server to selectively retrieve a plurality of network services provided by said server, for providing network service information, comprising:

an automatic information retrieving handler;

wherein a request is sent to said server upon said automatic information retrieving handler automatically detecting a network path, inputted by an user, pointing to said server and receiving at least a portion of network service information from one of said network service information lists of said server, said network service information list at least comprising network paths of said network services, and said automatic information retrieving handler selectively displaying said at least a portion of network service information to said user.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler client further filters said received network service information upon detecting an additional input from said user, and displays said filtered result to said user.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler further, upon one of said network service information specifically selected by said user, automatically inputs complete network path of said selected network service.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein said automatic information retrieving handler of said client further check whether said server updates at least one of said network paths of said network services, and provides a notice to said user when said inputted network path is affected by said update.

12. An electronic device for providing a plurality of network services and network service information, comprising:

a service list module for generating a network service information list, said network service information list at least comprising network paths of said plurality of network services;

wherein at least a portion of network service information of said network service information list is returned to a client upon receiving a request from said client.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein said service list module further records an update request from said client and sends a notice to said client upon said network service information is updated.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein said network service information further comprises descriptions of said plurality of network service for facilitating a user to identify a specific network service.

15. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein said service list module further analyzes whether said network services of said network service information list includes a redirect identifier pointing to an application server.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein said service list module further sends a request to said application server pointed by said redirect identifier and receives at least a portion of network service information from said application server, and accordingly updates said received network service information to said network service information list.

17. A method for providing network service information, comprising:

detecting a network path inputted by an user;

identifying a server pointed by said network path;

sending a request to said server;

receiving at least a portion of network service information of a network service information lists returned by said server, said network service information list comprising at least a portion of network paths of said plurality of network services; and

displaying at least a portion of said network service information to said user.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

detecting an additional input from said user;

filtering said received network service information upon; and

displaying said filtered result to said user.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

automatically inputting complete network path of said selected network service upon one of said network service information specifically selected by said user.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising:

checking whether said server updates at least one of said network paths of said network services; and

providing a notice to said user when said inputted network path is affected by said update.

21. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

displaying descriptions of said plurality of network service for facilitating said user to identify a specific network service.

22. A method for providing a network service information, comprising:

analyzing a plurality of network services;

generating a network service information list according to said plurality of network services, said network service information list at least comprising network paths of said plurality of network services;

receiving a request from a client; and

returning at least a portion of network service information of said network service information list to said client.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising:

analyzing whether said network services of said network service information list includes a redirect identifier pointing to an application server;

sending a request to said application server pointed by said redirect identifier;

receiving at least a portion of network service information from said application server; and

accordingly updating said received network service information to said network service information list.

24. A computer readable medium carrying a program code to perform a method, upon execution in a computer, for providing network service information, the method comprising the following steps:

detecting a network path inputted by an user;

identifying a server pointed by said network path;

sending a request to said server;

receiving at least a portion of network service information of a network service information list returned by said server, said network service information list comprising at least a portion of network paths of said plurality network services; and

displaying at least a portion of said network service information to said user.

25. The computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the program code further executed to perform the following steps:

detecting an additional input from said user;

filtering said received network service information upon; and

displaying said filtered result to said user.

26. The computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the program code further executed to perform the following steps:

automatically inputting complete network path of said selected network service upon one of said network service information specifically selected by said user.

27. The computer readable medium according to claim 26, wherein the program code further executed to perform the following steps:

checking whether said server updates at least one of said network paths of said network services; and

providing a notice to said user when said inputted network path is affected by said update.

28. The computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the program code further executed to perform the following steps:

displaying descriptions of said plurality of network service for facilitating said user to identify a specific network service.

29. A computer readable medium carrying a program code to performing a method, upon execution in a computer, for providing a network service information, the method comprising the following steps:

analyzing a plurality of network services;

generating a network service information list according to said plurality of network services, said network service information list at least comprising network paths of said plurality of network services;

receiving a request from a client; and

returning at least a portion of said network service information to said client.

30. The computer readable medium according to claim 29, wherein the program code further executed to perform the following steps:

analyzing whether said network services of said network service information list includes a redirect identifier pointing to an application server;

sending a request to said application server pointed by said redirect identifier;

receiving at least a portion of network service information from said application server; and

accordingly updating said received network service information to said network service information list.