Method and apparatus for enabling real-time bi-directional transactions on a network
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1. An object router on a World Wide Web, said object router comprising:
- means for associating an object identity with information entries and attributes, wherein the object identity represents a networked object;
means for storing said information entries and said attributes in a virtual information store; and
means for assigning a unique network address to said object identity.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network.
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1. An object router on a World Wide Web, said object router comprising:
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means for associating an object identity with information entries and attributes, wherein the object identity represents a networked object; means for storing said information entries and said attributes in a virtual information store; and means for assigning a unique network address to said object identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enabling object routing on a World Wide Web, said method for enabling object routing comprising the steps of:
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associating an object identity with information entries and attributes, wherein the object identity represents a networked object; storing said information entries and said attributes in a virtual information store; and assigning a unique network address to said object identity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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