Method and apparatus for providing web services in a collaborative computing system
US7363342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4541
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An API development framework uses a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) protocol to provide access to a collaborative client from a remote user that does not have access to the collaborative software. A WSAP server acts as a bridge between the native collaborative environment and any non-native environment or application that can process SOAP commands and allows the two entities to communicate regardless of firewalls and other security software. The non-native environment can be either local (on the same machine as the collaborative client program) or physically remote (on a different machine). In addition to the server, the illustrative framework includes client side support that is comprised of a SOAP proxy component and remote interfaces to collaborative system objects and platform tools.
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