Scalable architecture for web services

• US 8,219,608 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2002
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: alSafadi, Yasser, Yassin, Amr F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue, Larry
• Assistant Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R
• Application Number:
  US10/176,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20030236824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,673 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine

Abstract

System and method for providing a customized service in a network. The system comprises at least one originating device that provides an identifier of one of a user and a product associated with the user (Tag ID) and an identifier of the customized service (Object ID). It further includes a processor that supports an action table. The processor receives the Tag ID and Object ID from the at least one originating device, and uses at least the received Tag ID and Object ID to look up a corresponding action in the action table. A servicing node in the system receives the action and performs at least partial execution of the action, thereby generating results comprising the customized service.

Claims

1. A system for providing a customized service in a network, comprising:

at least one originating device that provides an identifier of one of a user and a product associated with the user (Tag ID) and an identifier of the customized service (Object ID);

a processor having an associated action table, the processor receiving the Tag ID and Object ID from the at least one originating device, the processor using at least the received Tag ID and Object ID to look up a corresponding action in the action table; and

a servicing node that receives the action and performs at least partial execution of the action to provide a customized output corresponding to at least the Tag ID and Object ID.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the at least one originating device has an associated input that receives the Tag ID as input.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the servicing node that receives the action and performs at least partial execution of the action corresponds to the at least one originating device, the originating device generating results comprising the customized service.

4. The system as in claim 3, wherein a single server comprises the processor and the servicing node.

5. The system as in claim 1, wherein at least a part of the customized service identified by the Object ID is provided by the originating device.

6. The system as in claim 5, wherein the performing of at least partial execution of the action by the servicing node to generate results includes generating control commands based on the received action and transmitting the control commands to the originating device, the control commands provided to the originating device corresponding to the customized service provided.

7. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processor receives at least one parameter in addition to the Tag ID and Object ID, the processor using the received at least one parameter along with the Tag ID and Object ID to look up a corresponding action in the action table.

8. The system as in claim 1, wherein the servicing node that receives the action and performs at least partial execution of the action comprises a servicing server at a network node separate from a network node that includes the processor and the associated action table.

9. The system as in claim 1, wherein at least a part of the customized service identified by the Object ID is provided by an external service provider.

10. The system as in claim 9, wherein the performing of at least partial execution of the action by the servicing node to generate results includes generating instructions based on the received action and transmitting the instructions to the external service provider, the instructions corresponding to the customized service provided by the external service provider.

11. The system as in claim 1, wherein the system provides multiple customized services, each identified by an Object ID, each such customized service provided to multiple Tag IDs, the action table having at least one action corresponding to each combination of Object ID and Tag ID for each such customized service.

12. The system as in claim 11, wherein the system comprises multiple servicing nodes, a particular action looked up in the action table determining the servicing node that receives the action.

13. The system as in claim 1, wherein the performing of at least partial execution of the action by the servicing node comprises generating a supplementary action and transmitting the supplementary action to a second servicing node, the second servicing node using the supplementary action to generate additional results comprising the customized service.

14. The system as in claim 1, wherein at least a part of the customized service identified by the Object ID is provided by a service device separate from the originating device.

15. The system as in claim 14, wherein the performing of at least partial execution of the action by the servicing node to generate results includes generating control commands based on the received action and transmitting the control commands to the service device, the control commands provided to the service device corresponding to the customized service provided.