Web-Service Transaction Systems
OwnerLakshmi Arunachalaminventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network
Claims13
A web service transaction system for allowing N-Way transactions comprising:
- a web-based application accessible by N web participants, where N is an integer greater than 1, each of the web participants providing a service, and wherein the web-based application allows transfer of information between members of the N web participants;
- a user interface to the web-based application, wherein a user can access a service from at least one of the N web participants;
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- wherein the web-based application notifies at least one of the web participants when the user accesses a service from another of the web participants.
A cooperative multiple merchant web service system comprising:
- at least one point of service application accessible by a plurality of web merchants, each of the web merchants providing goods or services, the point of service application allowing transfer of information between the web merchants;
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- a user interface to the point of service application, wherein the user can access at least some of the goods or services, and wherein access by the user to one of the merchant's goods or services is communicated to at least one other of the merchants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.