US 8,914,434 B2Granted

Method and apparatus for syndicating interactions between a client and a web service

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsScott R. Carrier, John R. Hind

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Abstract

The Syndicated Web Services Client (SWSC) uses RSS/ATOM feeds, to facilitate asynchronous interactions between a computerized client and a web service, without requiring a duplicate copy of the web service application on the client. The web service packages an XForm containing interactive fields used by the web service in a RSS/ATOM feed item. The web service sends the RSS/ATOM feed item to the client, which is a subscriber to the web service's RSS/ATOM feed and is in network communication with a server hosting the web service. The client displays the form for use by a user. Responsive to the user of the client manipulating interactive fields in the form, the client packages the manipulated form in a return RSS/ATOM feed item. The client sends the return RSS/ATOM feed item to the server which is a subscriber to the client's return RSS/ATOM feed.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A computer readable memory containing a plurality of instructions to cause a computer to syndicate interactions between a client and a web service, the plurality of instructions comprising:

a first instruction to send package an XForm containing interactive fields used by a web service in an RSS/ATOM feed item;
a second instruction to send the RSS/ATOM feed item to a computerized client, wherein the computerized client is a subscriber to the web service's RSS/ATOM feed and the computerized client is in network communication with a server hosting the web service;
a third instruction to display the XForm on the computerized client;
responsive to a user of the computerized client manipulating interactive fields in the XForm, a fourth instruction to package the manipulated XForm in a return RSS/ATOM feed item;
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a fifth instruction to send the return RSS/ATOM feed item to the server hosting the web service, wherein the server is a subscriber to the computerized client's return RSS/ATOM feed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.