DYNAMIC SERVICE SURROGATE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of inserting a custom translation code for defining a new interface and for mounting it into a legacy that otherwise cannot communicata in a web service environment. SOLUTION: This new interface is released to a web service client from a legacy component interface by a method of abstracting the web service client. An object for mounting the new interface is called a service surrogate, and the new interface is called commonly a surrogate interface. The surrogate interface is initialized together with an instance of the service surrogate when starting up an application providing service. Dynamic web service is executed simultaneously with the service surrogate of the service that may not need a function provided by the service surrogate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI