Distributed service aggregation and composition
US7185342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/506
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for defining and coordinating execution of a compound service, which uses results from a plurality of base services, over a network. A sequence in which a plurality of modules must be executed to perform the compound service is specified in dependency information, and the modules in the sequence are executed according to the dependency information and under the management of a service execution adapter. Each module operates upon messages according to module properties, and is able to communicate using event messages.
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