Service request apparatus, service request method, service request program product and computer-readable recording medium, service providing apparatus, and service providing method, service providing program product and computer-readable recording medium

A service request method conducted in a service request apparatus including an application using a service provided by another apparatus by connecting to the another apparatus through a network, the service request method comprising:

• determining a communication method to call the service in response to a call request for calling a method with respect to the service, the call request sent from the application;
• and
• conducting a remote call of the method in response to the call request from the application based on the communication method.

A service providing method conducted in a service providing apparatus capable of providing a service by at least two types of communication methods, the service providing method comprising:

• conducting a process defined in a method in response to a call request of the method with respect to the service by one of at least the two types of the communication methods;
• and
• returning a process request of the process to the service request apparatus based on the communication method concerning the call request.

A service request program product for causing a computer to use a service provided by another apparatus connected through a network, the service request program product comprising:

• determining a communication method to call the service in response to a call request for calling a method with respect to the service, the call request sent from the application;
• and
• conducting a remote call of the method in response to the call request from the application based on the communication method.

A service providing program product for causing a computer to provide a service by at least two types of communication methods, the service providing program product comprising:

• conducting a process defined in a method in response to a call request of the method with respect to the service by one of at least the two types of the communication methods;
• and
• returning a process request of the process to the service request apparatus based on the communication method concerning the call request.

A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a service request program for causing a computer to use a service provided by another apparatus connected through a network, the service request program comprising:

• determining a communication method to call the service in response to a call request for calling a method with respect to the service, the call request sent from the application;
• and
• conducting a remote call of the method in response to the call request from the application based on the communication method.

A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a service providing program for causing a computer to provide a service by at least two types of communication methods, the service providing program comprising:

• conducting a process defined in a method in response to a call request of the method with respect to the service by one of at least the two types of the communication methods;
• and
• returning a process request of the process to the service request apparatus based on the communication method concerning the call request.