Distributed computing services platform
First Claim
1. In a network that includes a plurality of servers that communicate with a plurality of client devices including a first client device and a second client device, a method for facilitating a mid-session transition between the first client device and the second client device, the method comprising the following:
- retrieving state information stored on at least one server;
interacting in a session with the first client device resulting in an update of the state information;
storing the updated information on the at least one server, wherein the state information is stored on the at least one server utilizing a data structure that follows a schema recognized by the plurality of servers and the first and second client devices, wherein the meaning of the state information is implied by the schema;
retrieving the updated state information when the session is continued on the second client device; and
interacting in the continued session with the second client device based on the updated state information,wherein the plurality of servers comprises a server federation, wherein the acts of retrieving state information, interacting in a session with the first client device, storing the updated information, retrieving the updated state information, and interacting in the continued session are cooperatively performed by two or more servers of the server federation.
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Abstract
A server federation cooperatively interacts to fulfill service requests by communicating using data structures that follow a schema in which the meaning of the communicated data is implied by the schema. Thus, in addition to the data being communicated, the meaning of the data is also communication allowing for intelligent decisions and inferences to be made based on the meaning of the data. Cooperative interaction is facilitated over a wide variety of networks by messaging through a common API that supports multiple transport mechanisms. Also, mid-session transfer between client devices is facilitated by schema and the transport-independent messaging structure. The user interfaces of the client devices will appear consistent even if the client devices have different user interface capabilities.
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18 Claims
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1. In a network that includes a plurality of servers that communicate with a plurality of client devices including a first client device and a second client device, a method for facilitating a mid-session transition between the first client device and the second client device, the method comprising the following:
- retrieving state information stored on at least one server;
interacting in a session with the first client device resulting in an update of the state information;
storing the updated information on the at least one server, wherein the state information is stored on the at least one server utilizing a data structure that follows a schema recognized by the plurality of servers and the first and second client devices, wherein the meaning of the state information is implied by the schema;retrieving the updated state information when the session is continued on the second client device; and
interacting in the continued session with the second client device based on the updated state information,wherein the plurality of servers comprises a server federation, wherein the acts of retrieving state information, interacting in a session with the first client device, storing the updated information, retrieving the updated state information, and interacting in the continued session are cooperatively performed by two or more servers of the server federation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- retrieving state information stored on at least one server;
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18. A computer program product for use in a network that includes a plurality of servers that communicate with a plurality of client devices including a first client device and a second client device, the computer program product for implementing a method for facilitating a mid-session transition between the first client device and the second client device, the computer program product comprising a physical computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon the following:
- computer-executable instructions for detecting the receipt of state information stored on at least one server;
computer-executable instructions for causing interaction in a session with the first client device;
computer-executable instructions for causing the state information to be updated in response to interaction in the session with the first client device;
computer-executable instructions for causing the updated information to be stored on the at least one server, wherein the state information is stored on the at least one server utilizing a data structure that follows a schema recognized by the plurality of servers and the first and second client devices, wherein the meaning of the state information is implied by the schema;
computer-executable instructions for detecting the receipt of the updated state information when the session is continued on the second client device; and
computer-executable instructions for causing interaction in the continued session with the second client device based on the updated state information,wherein the plurality of servers comprises a server federation, wherein the acts of retrieving state information, interacting in a session with the first client device, storing the updated information, retrieving the updated state information, and interacting in the continued session are cooperatively performed by two or more servers of the server federation.
- computer-executable instructions for detecting the receipt of state information stored on at least one server;
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