Routing messages between applications

• US 9,491,126 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2015
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Brouk, Lev, Norton, Kenneth, Douglas, Jason, Panec, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Randy
• Application Number:
  US14/805,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20150334176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/206, 709/227, 709/229, 709/238, 726/2, 726/5, 726/6, 726/7, 726/12
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/70 Routing based on monitoring results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.

Claims

1. A method for routing a message, the method comprising:

authenticating, by a message interchange network, a sending service;

authenticating, by the message interchange network, a receiving service, wherein the receiving service periodically polls the message interchange network for stored messages intended for the receiving service;

receiving, by the message interchange network from the sending service, a message intended for the receiving service;

storing, by the message interchange network, the message;

tracking, by the message interchange network, an expiration time for the message, wherein routing of the message to the receiving service is aborted in response to the expiration time being surpassed; and

responsive to the receiving service polling the message interchange network for stored messages and the expiration time not having been surpassed, providing, by the message interchange network, the stored message to receiving service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of messages intended for the receiving service are stored and wherein providing the stored message further comprises:

receiving, by the message interchange network from the receiving service, a polling request that includes filtering criteria;

identifying, by the message interchange network from the plurality of messages, a subset of messages that satisfy the filtering criteria; and

providing, by the message interchange network, the subset of messages to the receiving service.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the filtering criteria indicates that messages be filtered based on a sender of a message, a type of a message, or a topic of a message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to the expiration time being surpassed and the message not having been provided to the receiving service, aborting routing of the message to the receiving service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending service is authenticated via an authentication token issued by the message interchange network to the sending service.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

routing the message to one or more in-transit services prior to the message being provided to the receiving service.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each in-transit service performs one or more of the following operations on the message:

transforming data of the message, enriching the message, cross-referencing data included in the message, and filtering the message.

8. A computer program product for routing a message, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program instructions for:

authenticating, by a message interchange network, a sending service;

authenticating, by the message interchange network, a receiving service, wherein the receiving service periodically polls the message interchange network for stored messages intended for the receiving service;

receiving, by the message interchange network from the sending service, a message intended for the receiving service;

storing, by the message interchange network, the message;

tracking, by the message interchange network, an expiration time for the message, wherein routing of the message to the receiving service is aborted in response to the expiration time being surpassed; and

responsive to the receiving service polling the message interchange network for stored messages and the expiration time not having been surpassed, providing, by the message interchange network, the stored message to receiving service.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein a plurality of messages intended for the receiving service are stored and wherein providing the stored message further comprises:

receiving, by the message interchange network from the receiving service, a polling request that includes filtering criteria;

identifying, by the message interchange network from the plurality of messages, a subset of messages that satisfy the filtering criteria; and

providing, by the message interchange network, the subset of messages to the receiving service.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the filtering criteria indicates that messages be filtered based on a sender of a message, a type of a message, or a topic of a message.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, where the computer program instructions are further for:

responsive to the expiration time being surpassed and the message not having been provided to the receiving service, aborting routing of the message to the receiving service.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the sending service is authenticated via an authentication token issued by the message interchange network to the sending service.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, where the computer program instructions are further for:

routing the message to one or more in-transit services prior to the message being provided to the receiving service.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein each in-transit service performs one or more of the following operations on the message:

transforming data of the message, enriching the message, cross-referencing data included in the message, and filtering the message.

15. A message routing system comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program instructions executed by the one or more computer processors for;

authenticating a sending service;

authenticating a receiving service, wherein the receiving service periodically polls the message interchange network for stored messages intended for the receiving service;

receiving, from the sending service, a message intended for the receiving service;

storing the message;

tracking an expiration time for the message, wherein routing of the message to the receiving service is aborted in response to the expiration time being surpassed; and

responsive to the receiving service polling the message interchange system for stored messages and the expiration time not having been surpassed, providing the stored message to receiving service.

16. The message routing system of claim 15, wherein a plurality of messages intended for the receiving service are stored and wherein providing the stored message further comprises:

receiving, from the receiving service, a polling request that includes filtering criteria;

identifying, from the plurality of messages, a subset of messages that satisfy the filtering criteria; and

providing the subset of messages to the receiving service.

17. The message routing system of claim 16, wherein the filtering criteria indicates that messages be filtered based on a sender of a message, a type of a message, or a topic of a message.

18. The message routing system of claim 15, wherein the computer program instructions executed by the one or more computer processors are further for:

responsive to the expiration time being surpassed and the message not having been provided to the receiving service, aborting routing of the message to the receiving service.

19. The message routing system of claim 15, wherein the sending service is authenticated via an authentication token issued by the message interchange network to the sending service.

20. The message routing system of claim 15, wherein the computer program instructions executed by the one or more computer processors are further for:

routing the message to one or more in-transit services prior to the message being provided to the receiving service.