Request manager for managing service requests in a trust environment

A computer implemented method for managing service requests in a trust environment, the trust environment comprising a number of registered devices that are configured to communicate within the environment including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the method comprising:

• with a request manager, receiving a service request from a client device;
• with a service provisioning manager, querying a service definition database based on capabilities needed to complete the service request;
• with the service provisioning manager, signaling a resource manager to instantiate a new service based on the query of the service definition database;
• based on the service provisioning manager being offline, storing the service request in a queue of the service provisioning manager until the service provisioning manager becomes available;
• based on the service provisioning manager being unable to identify a service that could be provisioned within the trust environment to complete the service request, storing the service request in a queue until provisioning of a service capable of completing the service request becomes possible;
• with the request manager, determining how to complete the service request with one or more services available within the trust environment so as to increase overall utilization of the devices registered in the trust environment;
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• with the request manager, delivering the service request to the identified service or services for completion.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising programming for a processor, alone or in combination with other processors, to, when executed, cause the processor to manage service requests in a trust environment, the trust environment comprising a number of registered devices that are configured to communicate within the environment including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the programming, when executed, causing the processor to:

• implement a request manager for receiving a service request from a client device;
• with a service provisioning manager, querying a service definition database based on capabilities needed to complete the service request;
• with the service provisioning manager, signaling a resource manager to instantiate a new service based on the query of the service definition database;
• based on the service provisioning manager is offline, the programming further causes storing the service request in a queue of the service provisioning manager until the service provisioning manager becomes available;
• based on the service provisioning manager is unable to identify a service that could be provisioned within the trust environment to complete the service request, the programming further causes storing the service request in a queue until provisioning of a service capable of completing the service request becomes possible;
• with the request manager, determine how to complete the service request with one or more services available within the trust environment so as to increase overall utilization of the devices registered in the trust environment;
• and
• with the request manager, deliver the service request to the identified service or services for completion;
• wherein, when the request manager is unable to identify an executing service within the trust environment to complete the service request, the request manager passes the service request to a service provisioning manager.