US 7,571,441 B2
Efficient retrieval of information from a network service using soap
Jeffrey C. Schlimmer, Redmond, Wash. (US); Donald F. Box, Bellevue, Wash. (US); and Luis Felipe Cabrera, Bellevue, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/86,136.
Prior Publication US 2006/0230164 A1, Oct. 12, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 719—313  [719/315; 709/217; 709/218; 709/219] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. At a requesting computer system in a computerized environment in which the requesting computer and a responding computer system exchange information over a network, a method of retrieving information from the responding computer in a transport neutral way, such that the information exchanged between the requesting computer system and the responding computer system is configurable, comprising the acts of:
identifying a first endpoint reference for content to be retrieved from a responding computer system;
creating a SOAP get message that is addressed to the first endpoint reference with a SOAP header, the SOAP get message including a message identifier, a request for the content, and one or more parameters for receiving the content;
sending the SOAP get message to the responding computer system through a first transport protocol; and
receiving from the responding computer system a SOAP response message that relates to the message identifier of the SOAP get message, the SOAP response message being received through a second transport protocol.