Abstract: The present invention is a common location-based service adapter interface. The common location-based service adapter interface can include a uniform input interface through which location-based services can be requested using a uniform format which is independent of any specific formatting required by a particular service adapter configured to process the location-based services. The common location-based service adapter interface also can include a uniform output interface through which specifically formatted result sets can be formatted using the uniform format.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for allowing a non-member device to access a computational grid. A set of web services is created to provide a port through which a user can access a computational grid using a non-member device. The web services are created using an XML based workflow definition language, such as Web Services Flow Language (WSFL) to provide access to one or more computational grids. A server accepts a user request via a web browser, uses the XML based workflow definition language such as WSFL to create a web service to identify the correct grid or grids that would provided the requested resource, identify an available member of the chosen grid, and create a request that can be processed by the grid member operating within the grid protocols. Once the grid member has obtained the requested solution, the solution is returned to the web service and then supplied to the non-member device.

Abstract: A method of requesting location-based services using a rejection model. Responsive to receiving from a pervasive device a network request for location-based processing, the received network request can be stored prior to being forwarded to a selected location-based application. A rejection response to the forwarded network request can be received subsequently and a request for required location information can be identified in the rejection response. The required location information can be identified within the stored network request and a specific network request can be formulated with the required location information. Finally, the specific network request can be forwarded to the selected location-based application. The selected location-based application, in turn, can perform the requested location-based processing using the required location information provided in the specific network response.

Abstract: The present invention is a common location-based service adapter interface. The common location-based service adapter interface can include a uniform input interface through which location-based services can be requested using a uniform format which is independent of any specific formatting required by a particular service adapter configured to process the location-based services. The common location-based service adapter interface also can include a uniform output interface through which specifically formatted result sets can be formatted using the uniform format.