Method and apparatus for distributed application context aware transaction processing
First Claim
1. In a distributed computer network, a method for providing a service from an application according to a predetermined policy, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a tagging scheme related to the application at a computing platform serving as a termination point for the distributed computer network;
wherein the tagging information indicates which processes the message should undergo by the application and with which parameters and configurations, based on user context information or application context information;
receiving a request message at the termination point from a user of the application to receive the service provided by the application;
attaching tagging information to the request message according to the tagging scheme;
sending the request message with the tagging information to a server computing platform serving as a processor of the application;
retrieving at least one parameter or configuration value from the tagging information; and
processing the request message with the application according to the at least one parameter or configuration value.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a uniform processing policy within a distributed computer network. A message is received at a termination point from an application used by a user. At the termination point tagging information is attached to the message, the tagging information indicating which processes the message should undergo, and with which parameters or configurations. The message is then processed in the distributed network according to the tagging information so that uniform processing is assured. If required, a response message is generated, and is assigned substantially the same tagging information as the original message.
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23 Claims
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1. In a distributed computer network, a method for providing a service from an application according to a predetermined policy, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a tagging scheme related to the application at a computing platform serving as a termination point for the distributed computer network;
wherein the tagging information indicates which processes the message should undergo by the application and with which parameters and configurations, based on user context information or application context information;receiving a request message at the termination point from a user of the application to receive the service provided by the application; attaching tagging information to the request message according to the tagging scheme; sending the request message with the tagging information to a server computing platform serving as a processor of the application; retrieving at least one parameter or configuration value from the tagging information; and processing the request message with the application according to the at least one parameter or configuration value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23)
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9. An apparatus for providing a service in a distributed computer network according to a uniform policy, the apparatus comprising:
a first computing platform for executing a client front end, including a general purpose computer with a processor and storage device for receiving a request message from a user to receive a service from an application, the client front end comprising; a termination point for receiving the request message from the user of the application; a classification component for attaching tagging information to the request message according to the uniform policy, so that the tagging information will be delivered with the request message;
wherein the tagging information indicates which processes the message should undergo by the application and with which parameters and configurations, based on user context information or application context information; andan application layer processing engine for producing processing instructions associated with the request messages, based on the tagging information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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