Web services architecture system and method

• US 7,672,680 B1
• Filed: 09/13/2005
• Issued: 03/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Stone, M. Jeffrey, Lee, Wing K., Prasad, Ashim
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild; Joseph H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Huy D
• Application Number:
  US11/225,697
• Time in Patent Office: 1,631 Days
• Field of Search: 455/99, 455/345, 455/412.1, 455/418, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/566, 455/569.2, 701/200, 701/207, 701/208, 701/211, 701/213, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995.1, 340/995.12, 340/995.14, 340/995.24
• US Class Current: 455/456.5
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a web services architecture comprising a component operable for rapid development of a web services application, a mobile application. The web services architecture also includes a telecommunications provider system and a service provider. The mobile application is related to the web services application deployable on a mobile device. The telecommunications provider system is operable to host the web services application and to identify the mobile device and federate information related to the mobile device. The service provider is operable to provide a mobile device service associated with the web services application. The service provider is in communication with the web services application and operable to use the federated information related to the mobile device to provide application services to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A web services architecture, comprising:

a web services application framework that provides functional components usable by a plurality of web services provided to mobile devices, wherein the functional components include an identity federation component that identifies a mobile device;

a telecommunications provider system that hosts the web services application framework and federates information from the functional components; and

a service provider that provides at least one of the plurality of web services to the mobile device and requests information from the telecommunications provider system utilized by the service provider in providing the at least one of the plurality of web services,

wherein the telecommunications provider system federates the requested information by using the identity federation component and at least two of the functional components of the web services application framework,

wherein the at least two of the functional components perform functions to determine at least a portion of the federated information that is usable by the at least one of the plurality of web services thereby relieving the at least one of the plurality of web services from performing the functions performed by the at least two of the functional components;

wherein the telecommunications provider sends the federated information to the service provider, and

wherein the service provider uses the federated information to provide a mobile device web service to the mobile device.

2. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the functional components includes a location component that determines a location of the mobile device.

3. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the functional components includes a coupon component that delivers a coupon from the service provider to the mobile device.

4. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the federated information is used by the service provider to identify the mobile device as being associated with the telecommunications provider.

5. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the federated information is used by the service provider to charge a customer of the mobile device based on the mobile device web service.

6. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the federated information is used by the service provider to determine whether the customer of the mobile device has authorized use of other customer information related to the mobile device service.

7. The web services architecture of claim 6, wherein the other customer information includes one of accounts related to the mobile device service, personal preferences of the customer, and payment means.

8. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the functional components includes a user identity and profile component that includes information about a customer of the mobile device.

9. The web services architecture of claim 8, wherein the information about the customer includes one of a personal customer information, and an identifier uniquely identifying the mobile device.

10. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the functional components includes a time component that maintains a universal time for the telecommunications provider system and the mobile device.

11. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the at least two of the functional components includes a presence component that determines whether the mobile device is active and within range of a network in communication with the telecommunications provider system.

12. The web services architecture of claim 1, wherein the federated information is a token passed between the telecommunications provider and the service provider.

13. A method of providing web services, comprising:

hosting, by a telecommunications provider, a web services application framework, wherein the web services application framework includes functional components usable by a plurality of web services;

receiving, by the telecommunications provider, a request from the service provider for information needed for the service provider to provide the web service to the mobile device;

invoking at least two functional components in the web services application framework to perform functions to determine at least a portion of the information;

federating the information determined by the at least two functional components; and

providing the federated information to the service provider to support the mobile device web service.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least two functional components include a location component that determines a presence and a location of a mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least two functional components include a user identity and profile component that includes information about a customer of the telecommunications provider.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least two functional components include a time component that maintains a universal time for the telecommunications provider.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least two functional components include a coupon component that delivers a coupon from the service provider to the mobile device.