System and method for OSGi-based service delivery framework

• US 8,504,669 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Lee, Jonathan, Wang, Ping-Feng, Lee, Shin-Jie
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Jungwon
• Application Number:
  US12/788,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20110145382A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,168 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/220, 709/223, 709/203, 709/226, 719/311, 726/14, 713/171, 717/174
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A system and a method for OBSi-based (open service gateway initiative) service delivery framework are provided. The system is adaptable to a first host executing an OSGi bundle. A mobile service module of the first host is inherited through the OSGi bundle. A second host is assigned when the OSGi bundle calls a mobilize function inherited from the mobile service module. A bytecode and an instance of the OSGi bundle are obtained through a first delivery context processing module of the first host. The bytecode and instance of the OSGi bundle are transmitted from the first host to the second host through the first delivery context processing module and a second delivery context processing module of the second host. The bytecode and instance of the OSGi bundle are installed and the OSGi bundle is executed through the second delivery context processing module.

Claims

1. A service delivery method for OSGi-based (open service gateway initiative) framework, adaptable to a first host device executing an OSGi bundle, the service delivery method comprising:

providing a mobile service module and a first delivery context processing module in the first host device;

inheriting the mobile service module through the OSGi bundle;

obtaining a bytecode and an instance of the OSGi bundle through the first delivery context processing module;

providing a second delivery context processing module to a second host device;

transmitting the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle from the first host device to the second host device through the first delivery context processing module and the second delivery context processing module; and

installing the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle and executing the OSGi bundle and the functions inherited from the mobile service module through the second delivery context processing module.

2. The service delivery method according to claim 1, wherein after obtaining the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle, the service delivery method further comprises:

modifying a manifest of the OSGi bundle, packing the bytecode of the OSGi bundle, and serializing the instance of the OSGi bundle according to a service required by the second host device through the first delivery context processing module.

3. The service delivery method according to claim 1, wherein after transmitting the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle to the second host device, the service delivery method further comprises:

de-serializing the instance of the OSGi bundle and restoring the bytecode of the OSGi bundle through the second delivery context processing module.

4. A service system of an OSGi framework, comprising:

a first host device, comprising;

a mobile service module, inherited by an OSGi bundle, for assigning a second host device; and

a first delivery context processing module, for obtaining a bytecode and an instance of the OSGi bundle and transmitting the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle to the second host device; and

the second host device, coupled to the first host device, the second host device comprising;

a second delivery context processing module, for receiving and installing the bytecode and the instance of the OSGi bundle and executing the OSGi bundle and the functions inherited from the mobile service module.

5. The service system according to claim 4, wherein the first delivery context processing module further modifies a manifest of the OSGi bundle, packs the bytecode of the OSGi bundle, and serializes the instance of the OSGi bundle according to a service to be provided by the second host device.

6. The service system according to claim 4, wherein the second delivery context processing module further de-serializes the instance of the OSGi bundle and restores the bytecode of the OSGi bundle.

7. The service system according to claim 4 further comprising:

a server, coupled to the first host device, wherein the first host device downloads the OSGi bundle from the server.