Integrated server platform for the autonomous provisioning of device services

A services provisioning method comprising:

• providing a service consumer interface;
• allowing external entities access to the service consumer interface;
• by using the service customer interface, substantially isolating other provisioning modules from different protocols used by external entities;
• providing an entity management module;
• maintaining a repository of entity information with the entity management module;
• substantially isolating the repository from modules other than the entity management module;
• providing via the entity management module a user interface for access to local and network based information;
• providing an order processing module;
• directing with the order processing module orders from service sponsors as well as from a policy & preferences module and interacting with other modules to fulfill order requirements;
• providing a registration module that maintains security of the provisioning server;
• registering users of the provisioning server via the registration module in conjunction with the entity management module;
• substantially isolating security related artifacts of transactions via the resgistration module, the service consumer interface, and the order processing module;
• selectively allowing users with proper privileges to execute transactions with the provisioning server;
• providing a service definitions module;
• maintaining definitional information on services provisioned by the provisioning server with the service definitions module;
• providing a service developer interface module supporting service developers in at least one of development, distribution, and update of services;
• and
• providing a service participant interface module that interfaces with users.

A services provisioning method comprising:

• using soft computing techniques copmrising at least one of rules and constraints
• modelling service policy logic;
• developing service policy logic;
• and
• examining service policy logic
• determining whether a requesting entity is allowed to make requests;
• determining whether a service bundle exists that is compatible with a device with which the entity is associated;
• where a plurality of compatible bundles exists, determining which bundle should be used;
• determining whether a requesting entity is allowed to use a requested service;
• determining what an initial setting should be for at least one service parameter of the service;
• deploying the service to a device model agent of the device associated with the requesting entity;
• and
• monitoring for transactions from the service once the service is installed and running.