Packaging and distributing service elements
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorPaul G. Greenstein
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Abstract
A service element is defined and represented by a data structure. It includes one or more components and/or one or more other service elements. A service element providing a complete function is a service offering. Management of service elements and/or service offerings is facilitated by a Service Development Tool. In different aspects, the management includes various tasks associated with creating, modifying and deleting service elements, establishing relationships, error checking and optimization. In a further aspect, service elements are packaged and distributed to enable customers to deliver the service elements. Additionally, the hosting of software packages is facilitated.
Claims27
A method of providing service elements, said method comprising:
- packaging at least a portion of one or more service elements into a package usable in delivering a service;
- and
- distributing the package to enable a customer to deliver the service.
A system of providing service elements, said system comprising:
- means for packaging at least a portion of one or more service elements into a package usable in delivering a service;
- and
- means for distributing the package to enable a customer to deliver the service.
A system of providing service elements, said system comprising:
- a tool to package at least a portion of one or more service elements into a package usable in delivering a service;
- and
- a distribution medium to distribute the package to enable a customer to deliver the service.
At least one program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of providing service elements, said method comprising:
- packaging at least a portion of one or more service elements into a package usable in delivering a service;
- and
- distributing the package to enable a customer to deliver the service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.