HTTP TRIGGER FOR OUT-OF-PROTOCOL ACTION

摘要

A hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request is used to actuate a secondary communications protocol (e.g., Short Message Service). A server receiving the request may be configured to take actions not specified by the URL associated with the request in response to the characters encoded in the request, such as accessing a secondary communications protocol. The server parses the request to identify action codes and/or content in the request itself, and takes action based on the code or content value. A token code representing a value or fixed number of uses may be utilized in connection with the techniques disclosed herein.

主权项

1. A method, implemented on a computer, comprising:
receiving, by a computer at a network address, a request comprising a resource locator encoded according a communication protocol and an out-of-protocol action definition encoded together with the resource locator in the request; and performing an out-of-protocol action based on the out-of-protocol action definition, using an electrical component coupled to the computer, wherein the out-of-protocol action is not a resource defined by the communication protocol.