Patent ID: 7549153

Claim:
A computer readable storage media storing instructions executable by a computer to provide a web service, comprising: an autonomous software agent for interacting with the web service without altering the underlying code associated with the web service and configured to: receive a request directed to the web service; identify a web service input operation associated with said request, said web service input operation including a call to a procedure supported by said web service; associate said web service input operation with a set of input actions, wherein said set of input actions includes at least one action that performs a processing operation based upon content processing and context processing of an original operation specified within said request so as to extend the functionality of said procedure supported by said web service, wherein said content processing includes an analysis of content within the request to determine if the request satisfies a condition and said context processing includes tracking a value for a time period to determine if the value exceeds a threshold; and execute said input actions prior to directing said request to said web service.