System, method and article of manufacture for a globally addressable interface in a communication services patterns environment

• US 6,289,382 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1999
• Issued: 09/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Andersen Consulting LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Bowman-Amuah, Michel K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M.
• Application Number:
  US09/387,214
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/203, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/220, 709/221, 709/222, 709/223, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/387 for adaptation of different data processing systems to different peripheral devices, e.g. protocol converters for incompatible systems, open system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for delivering service via a globally addressable interface. A plurality of interfaces are provided with access allowed to a plurality of different sets of services from each of the interfaces. Each interface has a unique set of services associated therewith. Each of the interfaces is named with a name indicative of the unique set of services associated therewith. The names of the interfaces are then broadcast to a plurality of systems requiring service.

Claims

1. A method for delivering service via a globally addressable interface comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a plurality of interfaces;

(b) allowing access to a plurality of different sets of services from each of the interfaces, wherein each interface has a unique set of services associated therewith;

(c) naming each of the interfaces with a name indicative of the unique set of services associated therewith; and

(d) broadcasting the names of the interfaces to a plurality of systems requiring service.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the names are broadcasted using a naming service.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the systems requiring service are capable of looking-up the interfaces using the naming service.

4. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the naming service provides the systems requiring service with a location of the interface on a network.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the access is allowed via structured-based communication.

6. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for delivering service via a globally addressable interface comprising:

(a) a code segment that provides a plurality of interfaces;

(b) a code segment that allows access to a plurality of different sets of services from each of the interfaces, wherein each interface has a unique set of services associated therewith;

(c) a code segment that names each of the interfaces with a name indicative of the unique set of services associated therewith; and

(d) a code segment that broadcasts the names of the interfaces to a plurality of systems requiring service.

7. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the names are broadcasted using a naming service.

8. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the systems requiring service are capable of looking-up the interfaces using the naming service.

9. A computer program as recited in claim 7, wherein the naming service provides the systems requiring service with a location of the interface on a network.

10. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the access is allowed via structured-based communication.

11. A system for delivering service via a globally addressable interface comprising:

(a) logic that provides a plurality of interfaces;

(b) logic that allows access to a plurality of different sets of services from each of the interfaces, wherein each interface has a unique set of services associated therewith;

(c) logic that names each of the interfaces with a name indicative of the unique set of services associated therewith; and

(d) logic that broadcasts the names of the interfaces to a plurality of systems requiring service.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the names are broadcasted using a naming service.

13. A system as recited in claim 12, wherein the systems requiring service are capable of looking-up the interfaces using the naming service.

14. A system as recited in claim 12, wherein the naming service provides the systems requiring service with a location of the interface on a network.

15. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the access is allowed via structured-based communication.