Prioritization of third party access to an online commerce site
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1. A method to provide access to services of a network-based auction site that includes a plurality of servers, the method comprising:
- receiving an access request from a client, the access request including an API function call;
identifying an API server of the plurality of servers to which to direct the client for service by the network-based auction site;
generating an access rule associated with the client, the API function call, and the API server; and
transmitting the access rule to the client.
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Abstract
Providing prioritization of user online access to an online commerce site. Third party applications using API function calls to access an online commerce site are restricted to specific services by an access rule. An access rule defines which API server on the online commerce site a specific third party application may access when using a specific API function call. In this way, the operator of the online commerce site may prioritize server access per service level agreements based on a specific third party application and API function call.
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22 Claims
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1. A method to provide access to services of a network-based auction site that includes a plurality of servers, the method comprising:
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receiving an access request from a client, the access request including an API function call; identifying an API server of the plurality of servers to which to direct the client for service by the network-based auction site; generating an access rule associated with the client, the API function call, and the API server; and transmitting the access rule to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
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6. A method to facilitate access to services on a network-based auction site, the method comprising:
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receiving a service request from a client for access to a service on an API server supporting the network-based auction site, the service request including at least a portion of an access rule associated with the client, an API function call, and the API server, the access rule having been previously provided to the client by the network-based auction site; and validating the service request based on the access rule. - View Dependent Claims (7, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A readable storage medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to:
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receive a service access request from a client for access to a service on an API server supporting a network-based auction site, the service request including at least a portion of an access rule associated with the client, an API function call, and the API server, the access rule having been previously provided to the client by the network-based auction site; and validate the service request based on the access rule. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine storage medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to:
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receive an access request from a client for access to services of a network-based auction site that includes a plurality of servers, the access request including an API function call; identify an API server of the plurality of servers to which to direct the client for service by the network-based auction site; generate an access rule associated with the client, the API function call, and the API server; and transmit the access rule to the client.
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