Value-added network system for enabling real-time, by-directional transactions on a network
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1. A configurable value-added network switch for enabling real-time transactions on a network, said configurable value-added network switch compromising:
- means for switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a network application, said transactional application providing a user with a plurality of transactional services managed by at least one value-added network service provider, said value-added network service provider keeping a transaction flow captive, said plurality of transactional services being performed interactively and in real time;
means for transmitting a transaction request from said transactional application; and
means for processing said transaction request.
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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 configurable value-added network switch for enabling real-time transactions on the World Wide Web. The configurable value added network switch comprises a system for switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a World Wide Web application, a system means for transmitting a transaction request from the transactional application, and a system for processing the transaction request. Additionally, a method for enabling object routing is disclosed, 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. Finally, a method is disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network.
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35 Claims
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1. A configurable value-added network switch for enabling real-time transactions on a network, said configurable value-added network switch compromising:
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means for switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a network application, said transactional application providing a user with a plurality of transactional services managed by at least one value-added network service provider, said value-added network service provider keeping a transaction flow captive, said plurality of transactional services being performed interactively and in real time; means for transmitting a transaction request from said transactional application; and means for processing said transaction request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for configuring a value-added network switch for enabling real-time transactions on a network, said method for configuring said value-added network switch compromising the steps of:
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switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a network application, said transactional application providing a user with a plurality of transactional services managed by at least one value-added network service provider, said value-added network service provider keeping a transaction flow captive, said plurality of transactional services being performed interactively and in real time; transmitting a transaction request from said transactional application; and
processing said transaction request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for enabling object routing on a network, 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 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An object router on a network, 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 (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A configurable value-added network system for enabling real-time transactions on a network, said configurable value-added network system comprising:
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means for switching to a transactional application in response to a user specification from a network application, said transactional application providing a user with a plurality of transactional services managed by at least one value-added network service provider, said value-added network service provider keeping a transaction flow captive, said plurality of transactional services being performed interactively and in real time; means for activating an agent to create a transaction link between said user application and said transactional application; means for transmitting a transaction request from said transactional application; and a host means for processing said transaction request and retrieving data corresponding to said transaction request.
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