Access to application programming interface systems and methods

• US 8,832,858 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hill, Gregg Alan, Arrington, Tamara Lynn, Kitchen, Eric Ray
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaawat, Mussa A
• Application Number:
  US13/898,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20130269041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing

Abstract

A method and system for granting premium access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform is provided. The method includes receiving a request for premium access to the service application from a developer of a developer application wherein the developer application is configured to request data from the service application, assigning a production key to the developer application, sending an electronic message to a service owner (SO) associated with the service application requesting premium access to the service application, granting premium access to the service application by the SO for the developer application, updating the production key at the open API platform to include premium access to the service application, and notifying the developer of the granting of the premium access to the service application for the developer application.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for granting enhanced access to a service application using at least one processor communicatively coupled to at least one memory device, said method comprising:

providing, by the at least one processor, at least one service application having a first access requirement for a first level of access and a second access requirement for a second level of access, the at least one service application associated with a service owner (SO), wherein the first level of access includes access to at least one of data, resources, and functionality provided by the at least one service application, and wherein the second level of access is enhanced access with respect to the first level of access, and wherein the SO assigns rules defining the first access requirement and the second access requirement to the at least one service application;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a request for the second level of access to the at least one service application from at least one of a developer entity and a user of a developer application, the developer application configured to communicate with the at least one service application;

assigning, by the at least one processor, a consumer ID including at least one of a client ID and a production key to the developer application that includes the first level of access to the at least one service application;

requesting the second level of access to the at least one requested service application;

granting the second level of access to the developer application for the at least one requested service application;

updating the consumer ID from having the first level of access to having the second level of access to the at least one service application; and

executing, by the at least one processor, the developer application having the second level of access to the at least one service application, wherein the developer application communicates with the at least one service application based on the second level of access rules assigned by the SO.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating with the at least one service application includes receiving an output from the at least one service application for processing by the developer application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one service application is stored within the SP computer system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein granting enhanced access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system comprises granting enhanced access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open application programming interface (API) platform.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer ID includes a plurality of at least one of a client ID and a production key.

6. The method of claim 5, comprising accessing an open API platform using one of the plurality of production keys.

7. The method of claim 5, comprising accessing a service application using one of the plurality of client IDs.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a request for the second level of access to the at least one service application comprises receiving a request for the second level of access to the at least one service application by an open API platform.

9. A computer-based method for granting enhanced access to a service application using at least one processor communicatively coupled to at least one memory device, said method comprising:

providing, by the at least one processor, at least one service application having a first access requirement for a first level of access, and a second access requirement for a second level of access, the at least one service application associated with a service owner (SO), wherein the first level of access includes access to at least one of data, resources, and functionality provided by the at least one service application, and wherein the second level of access is enhanced access with respect to the first level of access, and wherein the SO assigns rules defining the first access requirement and the second access requirement to the at least one service application;

receiving a request for access to the at least one service application from at least one of a developer entity and a user of a developer application, the developer application configured to communicate with the at least one service application including receiving an output from the at least one service application for processing by the developer application;

assigning, by the at least one processor, a production key to the developer application that includes the first level of access to the at least one service application and the second level of access to the at least one service application;

executing, by the at least one processor, the developer application having the first level of access to the at least one service application, wherein the developer application communicates with the at least one service application based on the first level of access rules assigned by the SO; and

executing, by the at least one processor, the developer application having the second level of access to the at least one service application, wherein the developer application communicates with the at least one service application based on the second level of access rules assigned by the SO.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein communicating with the at least one service application includes receiving an output from the at least one service application for processing by the developer application.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one service application is stored within a service provider (SP) computer system.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising granting access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system stored within a service provider (SP) computer system.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein granting access to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system comprises granting access to a service application through an open application programming interface (API) platform.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the consumer ID includes a client ID and a production key.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the consumer ID includes a plurality of at least one of a client ID and a production key.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising accessing an open API platform using one of the plurality of production keys.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising accessing a service application using one of the plurality of client IDs.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving a request for the second level of access to the at least one service application comprises receiving a request for the second level of access to the at least one service application by an open API platform.

19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

provide at least one service application having a first access requirement for a first level of access and a second access requirement for a second level of access, the at least one service application associated with a service owner (SO), wherein the first level of access includes access to at least one of data, resources, and functionality provided by the at least one service application, and wherein the second level of access is enhanced access with respect to the first level of access, and wherein the SO assigns rules defining the first access requirement and the second access requirement to the at least one service application;

receive a request for the first level of access to the at least one service application from at least one of a developer entity and a user of a developer application, the developer application configured to communicate with the at least one service application;

assign a consumer ID including at least one of a client ID and a production key to the developer application, the consumer ID includes the first level of access to the at least one service application;

request the second level of access to the at least one requested service application;

grant the second level of access to the developer application for the at least one requested service application;

update the consumer ID from having the first level of access to having the second level of access to the at least one service application; and

execute the developer application having the second level of access to the at least one service application, wherein the developer application communicates with the at least one service application based on the second level of access rules assigned by the SO.

20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 19, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to update at least one of the client ID and the production key to the developer application based on the grant.