Systems and methods of communicating using xml

Abstract

An embodiment is a method of providing services to users. A system receives an XML command at the network system from a service provider system. It parses the XML command and translates at least a portion of the XML command, which it uses to authorize an action. The system receives and translates the authorization result to produce an XML response, and transmits the XML response.

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         16 . A method of providing services to users, the method being performed at a network system, the method comprising:
 receiving a request, at a network system, from a subscriber computer to access a network resource via the network system;   generating a first XML command at the network system responsive to the request from the subscriber computer to access the network resource via the network system, said first XML command including data associated with the subscriber computer; and   transmitting the first XML command to a property management system (PMS), said PMS configured to relate the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command with an account stored in the PMS.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command comprises an identifier of a hotel room number associated with the subscriber computer. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising receiving a second XML command from the PMS, said second XML command including an authorization result determined by the PMS based on the first XML command. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising authorizing the subscriber computer to access the network resource based on the authorization result from the received second XML command from the PMS. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising transmitting a third XML command including a confirmation identifier based on the authorization result to a service provider system. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the XML command comprises service purchase information. 
     
     
         22 . A computing system configured to manage services provided to users, the system comprising:
 a communications interface configured to communicate with a property management system (PMS);   a subscriber interface configured to receive a request from a subscriber computer to access a network resource; and   an XML processing module when executed on a processor configured to:
 generate a first XML command responsive to a request from the subscriber computer to access the network resource, said first XML command including data associated with the subscriber computer; and 
 transmit the first XML command to the PMS via the communications interface, said PMS configured to charge an account based on the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command. 
   
     
     
         23 . The computing system of  claim 22 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command comprises an identifier of a hotel room number associated with the subscriber computer. 
     
     
         24 . The computing system of  claim 22 , wherein the communications interface is further configured to receive a second XML command from the PMS, said second XML command including an authorization result determined by the PMS based on the first XML command. 
     
     
         25 . The computing system of  claim 24 , wherein the subscriber interface is configured to send a response to the subscriber computer based on the authorization result from the received second XML command from the PMS. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the communications interface is further configured to transmit a third XML command including a confirmation identifier based on the authorization result to a service provider system. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the XML command comprises service purchase information. 
     
     
         28 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions configured to cause a computer processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a request from a subscriber computer to access a network resource;   generating a first XML command responsive to the request from the subscriber computer to access the network resource, said first XML command including data associated with the subscriber computer; and   transmitting the first XML command to a property management system (PMS), said PMS configured to relate the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command with an account stored in the PMS.   
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the first XML command comprises an identifier of a hotel room number associated with the subscriber computer. 
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 28 , further comprising instructions configured to cause a computer processor to receive a second XML command from the PMS, said second XML command including an authorization result determined by the PMS based on first XML command. 
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 30 , further comprising instructions configured to cause a computer processor to authorize the subscriber computer to access the network resource based on the authorization result from the received second XML command from the PMS. 
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 30 , further comprising instructions configured to cause a computer processor to transmit a third XML command including a confirmation identifier based on the authorization result to a service provider system. 
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the data associated with the subscriber computer in the XML command comprises service purchase information.