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Web browser extension for simplified utilization of web services

  • US 7,870,482 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2009
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of automatically consuming and processing web services, the method comprising:

  • parsing a first document describing a deployed web service by a processor to identify a first set of attribute-value pairs describing a first function offered by the web service and a second set of attribute-value pairs specifying instructions for processing result data returned by the first function for rendering in a user interface element implemented by a web service client, the second set of attribute-value pairs including a first attribute-value pair specifying a data type for the result data returned by the first function and a second attribute-value pair specifying a first instruction for processing the result data returned by the first function;

    constructing an invocation request object for invoking the first function based upon the first and second sets of attribute-value pairs; and

    processing the result data returned by the first function based upon the second set of attribute-value pairs to generate a set of code executable by the web service client to render a presentation of the result data returned by the first function in the user interface element.

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