Method and apparatus for providing a dynamic service composition software architecture
US6256771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a dynamic service composition software architecture. A user requests a software based service through an agent software component, or "netlet," which dynamically selects an appropriate service netlet. The service netlet then dynamically selects a plurality of component netlets, each of which can receive an event causing the component to perform a function or generate an event as a result of performing a function. The agent, service and component netlets can all be selected from a netlet repository in a network. The service netlet dynamically configures the selected component netlets by determining which components will send or receive events from which other components. As a result, the software based service is dynamically composed.
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