Scalable transaction system for a network environment

摘要

Techniques for performing services in a secure and scalable manner in a network environment. Code modules and data used for performing a service and that contain proprietary, confidential, or trade secret information, are stored and executed by service provider systems that are not exposed to user systems used to configure the service requests. The techniques are scalable as the number of service provider systems performing the services can be scaled, either up or down, in proportion to the demand for the services.

主权项

1. A first data processing apparatus configured to perform services, comprising:
a processing device configured to:
receive, from a client computer, a first request for a first service to be performed by the first data processing apparatus;communicate a service activation code to the client computer in response to receiving the first request from the client computer;facilitate the first service in response to receiving the first request, wherein the first service requested is for use of an application program provided by the first data processing apparatus;determine that performance of the first service by the first data processing apparatus requires performance of a second service that includes the use of confidential information unrelated to billing; andsend a second request for the second service to a second data processing apparatus configured to store code modules including the confidential information for the second service; andwherein:
the second request includes the activation code; andthe second data processing apparatus comprises a server configured to perform the second service requested in the second request, wherein the second service further includes billing for the use of the application program and wherein billing information stored at the second data processing apparatus is secured from the client computer.