IP Library Granted Patent US 9,965,338
Granted Patent B2
US 9,965,338 · App. 15/488,747 · Granted May 8, 2018

API and business language schema design framework for message exchanges

Inventors: Zahid N. Ahmed (San Jose, CA); Alon Cohen (Palo Alto, CA); Daniel Tsun Kao (San Jose, CA); Ray Tanaka (San Jose, CA); Gary Yue (San Jose, CA); Bhaven Avalani (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: eBay Inc.
G06F9/54G06F9/547G06F9/548H04L67/40H04L67/42
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,965,338
App. No.
15/488,747
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods and media are provided for facilitating an exchange of messages between a remote client application and a server system the server system, the server system being capable of supporting a plurality of application program interfaces (APIs) that includes a targeted API. In one example, a method includes receiving a plurality of request messages generated by the remote client application, each request message requesting an activity to be performed by the targeted API, with respect to an associated application, and comprising at least one data component common to each of the plurality of request messages and selected from a group comprising a predetermined required level of detail, an error language component and a version identifier, and a request component including a reusable identified schema definition.

Claims (23)

1. A method of facilitating an exchange of messages between a remote client application and a server system, the server system being capable of supporting a plurality of application program interfaces (APIs) that includes a targeted API, the method including:

receiving a plurality of request messages generated by the remote client application, each request message requesting an activity to be performed by the targeted API, with respect to an associated application, and comprising:

at least one data component common to each of the plurality of request messages and selected from a group comprising a predetermined required level of detail, an error language component and a version identifier, and

a request component including a reusable identified schema definition.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data component is common to each of the plurality of request messages and is selected from a group comprising a predetermined required level of detail, an error language component and a version identifier.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of APIs is configured to generate a response message that is sent to the remote client application, responsive to a received request message.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the response message includes an acknowledgement component for acknowledging receipt of the request message, a correlation identifier, a timestamp, error data and version data.

5. A system for facilitating an exchange of messages between a remote client application and a server system, the server system being capable of supporting a plurality of application program interfaces (APIs) that includes a targeted API, the system including:

processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising, at least:

receiving a plurality of request messages generated by the remote client application, each request message requesting an activity to be performed by the targeted API, with respect to an associated application, and comprising:

at least one data component common to each of the plurality of request messages and selected from a group comprising a predetermined required level of detail, an error language component and a version identifier, and

a request component including a reusable identified schema definition.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise performing version and error check operations.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise generating a response message that is sent from the server system to the remote client application.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the generating of the response message includes generating an acknowledgement, a timestamp, a correlation identifier, error data and version data.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations of facilitating an exchange of messages in a trading system between a remote client application and a server system, the server system being capable of supporting a plurality of application program interfaces, the operations comprising, at least:

receiving a plurality of request messages generated by the remote client application, each request message requesting an activity to be performed by the targeted API, with respect to an associated application, and comprising:

at least one data component common to each of the plurality of request messages and selected from a group comprising a predetermined required level of detail, an error language component and a version identifier, and

a request component including a reusable identified schema definition.

10. The machine-readable storage device of claim 9 , the operations further comprising performing version and error check operations.

11. The machine-readable storage device of claim 9 , the operations further comprising generating a response message that is to be sent from the server system to the remote client application.

12. The machine-readable storage device of claim 11 , the operations further comprising generating an acknowledgement, a timestamp, a correlation identifier, error data and version data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2017
From: AHMED, ZAHID N.; COHEN, ALON; KAO, DANIEL TSUN; TANAKA, RAY; YUE, GARY; AVALANI, BHAVEN
To: EBAY INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 14920949 · Oct 23, 2015
Continuation 13735574 · Jan 7, 2013
Continuation 12984461 · Jan 4, 2011
Continuation 12771981 · Apr 30, 2010
Continuation 10997767 · Nov 24, 2004
Provisional Application 60524782 · Nov 24, 2003
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