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公开(公告)号:SG55080A1
公开(公告)日:1998-12-21
申请号:SG1996005115
申请日:1991-07-17
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: CALVERT NATHANIEL , EMERICK EARLE WALTER , KOEHLER JOHN LOUIS , KRUPIT BETH ANN , LANDBERG ERIK DUANE , KELVEY MARK AMBROSE MC , MERVOSH STEVEN PAUL , PELNAR EMILE , ROUBAL ERIC GUNTER , SAWYER GAIL LYNN , SCARBOROUGH GEORGE BARRY , SMITH LOREN EDWARD , UPCHURCH RUTH ANN , TOWNSEND SUSETTE MARIE , WALTS JAMES ORRIN , WESTLING SANDRA DOROTHY
Abstract: A service network has several computer systems connected together. A computer system can either be a "Service Requestor" (SR) (110), a "Service Provider" (SP) (150), or a hybrid of the two, a "Service Provider/Requestor" (SP/R) (140). The service network is built by an enrollment process that adds computer systems into the service network. A SP (or SP/R acting as an SP) already in the network can initiate the enrollment of an SR (or SP/R acting as an SR) into the network. In addition, a SR (or SP/R acting as an SR) can initiate a request for enrollment into the network. If such a request is initiated, it must be approved automatically or with human intervention.