System and method for use of prepare-proceed workflow to orchestrate operations associated with a media content environment

A method for orchestration of operations associated with a media content environment, comprising:

• providing, at a computer including a processor, a server executing thereon that is configured to receive requests from client devices associated with purchases of products associated with a media content environment, which products are useable in combination with a client device to control access and playing by the client device of media content received from a media server;
• wherein the server includes:
• a plurality of application program interfaces (APIs), including:
• a first API that receives communications from the client device directed to the purchases of products, and
• a second API that communicates with a payment processor system to process transactions associated with the purchases of products;
• and
• a plurality of subsystem components that are registered with the server and contribute their own steps to a prepare-proceed workflow, including:
• a product subsystem that accesses a product database and data stored therein to determine pre-authorization steps required for the purchases of products, and
• a transaction subsystem that accesses a transaction database and data stored therein to determine transaction information required for authorization of transactions associated with the purchases of products;
• wherein the server includes a data describing the registered subsystems, including the product subsystem and the transaction subsystem;
• wherein the server controls the prepare-proceed workflow that orchestrates operations associated with the purchases of the products associated with the media content environment as modified by the steps contributed by registered subsystems, including, upon receipt of a request from the client device via a displayed product page, for a transaction associated with purchase of a particular product, dynamically generating a workflow to process the transaction, including when the workflow is initiated:
• querying, by the server, the registered subsystems, including querying the product subsystem for pre-authorization product-related steps that the particular product requires to be performed prior to advancing to a transaction-related step, by communicating a proceed-product remote procedure call to the product subsystem, for one or more product-related steps associated with the particular product to be inserted into the workflow to cause or otherwise determine corresponding changes in an order state data, and upon generating the workflow, determining and executing, via communication with the client device, the one or more pre-authorization steps associated with the purchase of the particular product including modifying operation of the displayed product page;
• querying, by the server, the registered subsystems, including querying the transaction subsystem for transaction-related steps to be inserted into the workflow based on the order state data, by communicating a proceed-payment remote procedure call to the transaction subsystem, for one or more transaction-related steps to be inserted into the workflow based on the order state data;
• and
• querying the payment processor system to provide authorization of the transaction associated with the purchase of the particular product;
• and
• whereupon receipt of the authorization, from the payment processor system, after the transaction-related steps to perform authorization have completed, the server queries the product subsystem for post-authorization product-related steps to insert into the workflow, as a result of the authorization completion, and executes any post-authorization steps, in accordance with the generated workflow, and communicates with the payment processor system to process a capture associated with the transaction.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform a method comprising:

• providing, at a computer including a processor, a server executing thereon that is configured to receive requests from client devices associated with purchases of products associated with a media content environment, which products are useable in combination with a client device to control access and playing by the client device of media content received from a media server;
• wherein the server includes:
• a plurality of application program interfaces (APIs), including:
• a first API that receives communications from the device clicnts client device directed to the purchases of products, and
• a second API that communicates with a payment processor system to process transactions associated with the purchases of products;
• and
• a plurality of subsystem components that are registered with the server and contribute their own steps to a prepare-proceed workflow, including:
• a product subsystem that accesses a product database and data stored therein to determine pre-authorization steps required for the purchases of products, and
• a transaction subsystem that accesses a transaction database and data stored therein to determine transaction information required for authorization of transactions associated with the purchases of products;
• wherein the server includes a data describing the registered subsystems, including the product subsystem and the transaction subsystem;
• wherein the server controls the prepare-proceed workflow that orchestrates operations associated with the purchases of the products associated with the media content environment as modified by the steps contributed by registered subsystems, including, upon receipt of a request from the client device via a displayed product page, for a transaction associated with purchase of a particular product, dynamically generating a workflow to process the transaction, including when the workflow is initiated:
• querying, by the server, the registered subsystems, including querying the product subsystem for pre-authorization product-related steps that the particular product requires to be performed prior to advancing to a transaction-related step, by communicating a proceed-product remote procedure call to the product subsystem, for one or more product-related steps associated with the particular product to be inserted into the workflow to cause or otherwise determine corresponding changes in an order state data, and upon generating the workflow, determining and executing, via communication with the client device, the one or more pre-authorization steps associated with the purchase of the particular product including modifying operation of the displayed product page;
• querying, by the server, the registered subsystems, including querying the transaction subsystem for transaction-related steps to be inserted into the workflow based on the order state data, by communicating a proceed-payment remote procedure call to the transaction subsystem, for one or more transaction-related steps to be inserted into the workflow based on the order state data;
• and
• querying the payment processor system to provide authorization of the transaction associated with the purchase of the particular product;
• and
• whereupon receipt of the authorization, from the payment processor system, after the transaction-related steps to perform authorization have completed, the server queries the product subsystem for post-authorization product-related steps to insert into the workflow, as a result of the authorization completion, and executes any post-authorization steps, in accordance with the generated workflow, and communicates with the payment processor system to process a capture associated with the transaction.