Dynamic, real-time integration of software resources through services of a content framework
US7343428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/565
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for dynamically integrating software resources (such as web services and other back-end software resources) using the services of a content framework (such as a portal platform). A portlet model is leveraged to allow programmatic portlets to serve as proxies for web services, thereby extending portlets beyond their traditional visual role. A deployment interface and a system interface are described for these portlet proxies. The deployment interface is used for composing new web services, and a composition tool is described. The system interface allows for run-time management of the web services by the portal platform. The service provider for a particular function may be bound to the portlet proxy at development time or at run-time.
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