Web Services Registry Client Registration Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
The UDDI model allows clients to remain anonymous, making it difficult for service providers to establish detailed client information necessary for meaningful business relationships and communication, as clients are not required to provide self-identifying information to access services.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a registration process that forces clients to provide detailed information before accessing web services, enabling the registry to maintain and categorize client data, allowing for targeted communication from service providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If clients are allowed to access services without registration (anonymous access), then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information about clients worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring clients to complete registration and provide identifying information before they can access web services through the registry. The registration process is performed in advance, collecting client details such as name, contact information, and organizational affiliation before service access occurs. This preliminary data collection ensures that service providers receive notifications and communications about their clients without requiring anonymous access.
2Reliability
If detailed client information is collected through registration, then reliability of business relationships is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a multi-functional registry system that simultaneously performs multiple functions: (1) maintaining a directory of web services, (2) collecting and storing detailed client registration information, (3) matching clients with appropriate services, and (4) distributing notifications from service providers to clients. This consolidated multi-functional approach avoids the need for separate systems for each function, thereby managing complexity while achieving reliable business relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The registry acts as an intermediary between clients and service providers, collecting detailed client information centrally and then facilitating communications and notifications. Rather than requiring direct complex interactions between clients and multiple service providers, the registry mediates these relationships by maintaining client records and distributing relevant information, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture while ensuring reliable business relationships.
3Measurement precision
If mandatory registration is implemented, then measurement precision of client details is improved, but ease of operation worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing a tiered registration approach where clients provide essential identifying information (name, contact details, organizational affiliation) that is sufficient for service providers to communicate effectively. The system collects more information than the minimal anonymous identifier, but not exhaustive personal details, striking a balance between obtaining sufficient client precision for business relationships while maintaining reasonable ease of operation for service access.
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AI summary
A method is described to implement a web services environment in which web based service providers can be discovered and accessed with a web based registry. The method includes forcing a client to undergo a registration process as a condition for the client's discovering and/or accessing a web based service provider through the registry. The registration process is to gather information describing the client.