The present invention relates to the field of mobile applications and, in particular,
relates to recommendation for linking application programming interfaces associated with a
plurality of applications.
BACKGROUND
 In the present digital age, many users have started utilizing a wide range of
communication devices including smart phone, tablets, laptop and the like. With the advent
and the exploding popularity of internet, innumerable mobile applications have surfaced on
the market. Moreover, the users now have a greater tendency to utilize the mobile
applications for serving their needs rather than making any physical effort. The rise in
demand for the services is increasing at a rapid pace. Accordingly, the growing demand in
various services has prompted application developers to collaborate with various service
vendors and providers for providing their services online. These services are now being
showcased through various mobile applications on multiple platforms in order to reach out to
a large group of users.
 Nowadays, various companies have started developing mobile applications for
marketing their products. These applications enable various users to access various services
of their choice on their respective communication devices. Moreover, many businesses are
engaged in providing a specific set of on demand services through their mobile applications
to the users based on their domain. Moreover, each application belongs to a specific class or
category of service provided by the application provider. These applications may enable the
users to utilize a number of day to day services including taxi services, food services,
housing services and the like.
 Further, each application is built based on a certain platform and each platform has
some pre-defined entities or a foundation on which the applications are going to be
developed. Furthermore, each entity is defined or developed based on a type of the
application. These entities are commonly referred to as an application programming
interface which is used by every application developer for developing any type of
application. Moreover, the application programming interface is a set of routines, protocols
and tools which are used by various application developers to develop mobile applications.
The application programming interfaces are configured for performing basic functions of the
mobile applications.
 Nowadays, many application developers or providers have started providing their
application programming interfaces for their applications for other developers to some extent.
The application developers allow other developers to utilize their application programming
interface for running their business. For example, an application developer may utilize
Google Maps API on their application for providing real time directions for users. Moreover,
these are open source APIs which can be used by various application developers for building
their application.
 Presently, many companies have not exposed their application programming
interfaces to be utilized by other developers. However, a number of companies have started
dealing exclusively with other companies by enabling them to utilize or link their application
programming interface in their applications. The companies have started linking their
application programming interfaces with the applications programming interfaces of other
companies. Moreover, a single application developer may provide its application
programming interface to more than one company based on their choice. In addition, the
company needs to physically approach all the companies with whom it wants to deal with.
Further, the sharing of application programming interfaces is done for maximizing revenue.
The companies dealing in sharing of their application programming interfaces share the profit
as well based on a mutual contract between them.
 The existing systems and methods for linking various application programming
interfaces with each other are inefficient. There is no such platform present in the art which
reduces the need for the application providers to physically approach other application
providers in order to deal with them. Moreover, the application developers have no idea
about which type of application programming interface they should link with in order to
generate more revenue. In addition, the application developers do not take into account
various locations where the linking would result in generation of more revenue. The
application developers have no idea about the best locations where their service can generate
more revenue after collaborating with a certain category of application programming
interface. Further, the application developers do not take into consideration a price
associated with the various services while collaborating with various other developers.
Furthermore, the application developers do not have the provision to choose between a set of
application programming interfaces for linking. This leads to wastage of time and
investment and results in loss of business. The present systems and methods do not
recommend the application developers with various types or categories of application
programming interfaces. The application developers have no idea about linking with which
category of application programming interface.
 In the light of the above stated discussion, there is a need for system that overcomes
the above stated disadvantages.
SUMMARY
 In an aspect of the present disclosure, an application integration and
recommendation system for recommending one or more application programming interfaces
is provided. The application integration and recommendation system includes a
consolidation engine in a processor, the consolidation engine is configured for consolidating
an application programming interface associated with each of a plurality of applications; a
categorization engine in the processor, the categorization engine is configured for
categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of
applications into a corresponding category of application of one or more categories of
applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications; a recommendation
engine in the processor, the recommendation engine being configured for recommending the
one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories
of applications to an application provider associated with each of the corresponding
application programming interface; and a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross
linking engine is configured for enabling cross linking of the application programming
interface associated with each of the plurality of applications with the recommended one or
more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of
applications. The recommending is done based on a set of rules. The recommending is done
in real time. The cross linking is done in real time based on the set of rules.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and
recommendation system further includes a fetching module in the processor; the fetching
module is configured for fetching the application programming interface associated with
each of the plurality of applications. The application programming interface is fetched from
a corresponding application server associated with each of the corresponding plurality of
applications.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization engine further
includes a determination module; the determination module is configured to determine the
corresponding category of application for the application programming interface associated
with each of the plurality of applications. Each of the plurality of applications is an on
demand service application.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommendation engine is further
configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated
with a plurality of categories of applications to the application provider associated with each
of the plurality of application.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interface
associated with a first category of application is cross linked with the recommended
application programming interface associated with a second category of application. The
first category of application is distinct from the second category of application.
 In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming
interface associated with the first category of application is cross linked with a recommended
plurality of application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of
applications. The first category of application is distinct from each of the plurality of
categories of application. Each category of application of the plurality of categories of
application is a distinct category of application.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules includes a price based
rule, a location based rule and a time based rule. Each of the set of rules is defined by an
administrator.
 In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules is defined
dynamically based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of
applications. The one or more characteristics includes a price associated with one or more
services provided by each of the plurality of applications, one or more locations at which the
one or more services are available and a range of time between which the one or more
services are available.
 In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommendation of the one
or more application programming interfaces is done based on a combination of rules of the
set of rules.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and
recommendation system further includes a database in the processor, the database is
configured to store the application programming interface associated with each of the
plurality of applications, each of the categorized application programming interface, each of
the consolidated application programming interfaces, each of the recommended one or more
application programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application programming
interfaces and the set of rules.
STATEMENT OF THE DISCLOSURE
 The present disclosure relates to application integration and recommendation system
for recommending one or more application programming interfaces is provided. The
application integration and recommendation system includes a consolidation engine in a
processor, the consolidation engine is configured for consolidating an application
programming interface associated with each of a plurality of applications; a categorization
engine in the processor, the categorization engine is configured for categorizing the
application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications into a
corresponding category of application of one or more categories of applications associated
with the corresponding plurality of applications; a recommendation engine in the processor,
the recommendation engine being configured for recommending the one or more application
programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to an
application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming
interface; and a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross linking engine is configured
for enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of
the plurality of applications with the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications. The recommending is
done based on a set of rules. The recommending is done in real time. The cross linking is
done in real time based on the set of rules.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
 Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to
the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:
 FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a system for recommending one or more
application programming interfaces, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
disclosure;
 FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an application integration and recommendation
system, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
 FIG. 3A illustrate a block diagram for showing an example of cross linking of the
recommended one or more application programming interfaces, in accordance with various
embodiments of the present disclosure;
 FIG. 3B illustrates a portable communication device for showing the cross linking
of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, in accordance with
various embodiments of the present disclosure;
 FIG. 4 illustrates an additional component of the application integration and
recommendation system, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
and
 FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a communication device, in accordance with
various embodiments of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
 In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details
are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present technology. It will be
apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present technology can be practiced without
these specific details. In other instances, structures and devices are shown in block diagram
form only in order to avoid obscuring the present technology.
 Reference in this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that
a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is
included in at least one embodiment of the present technology. The appearance of the phrase
“in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the
same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other
embodiments. Moreover, various features are described which may be exhibited by some
embodiments and not by others. Similarly, various requirements are described which may be
requirements for some embodiments but not other embodiments.
 Moreover, although the following description contains many specifics for the
purposes of illustration, anyone skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and/or
alterations to said details are within the scope of the present technology. Similarly, although
many of the features of the present technology are described in terms of each other, or in
conjunction with each other, one skilled in the art will appreciate that many of these features can
be provided independently of other features. Accordingly, this description of the present
technology is set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon,
the present technology.
 FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a system 100 for recommending one or
more application programming interfaces associate with a corresponding one or more
applications, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. The system
100 is configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces to one
or more application developers associated with the corresponding one or more applications.
Moreover, the system 100 is configured to recommend the one or more application
programming interfaces for enabling linking of the one or more application programming
interfaces with another application programming interface (as elaborated in the detailed
description of FIG. 2).
 Going further, the system 100 includes a plurality of applications 104, a plurality of
application servers 106, a communication network 108 and an application integration and
recommendation system 110. In addition, the application integration and recommendation
system 110 performs the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces
associate with the corresponding one or more applications. In an embodiment of the present
disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system 110 recommends the one or
more application programming interfaces for enabling the linking of the one or more application
programming interfaces with the another application programming interface. The application
integration and recommendation system 110 is a platform for enabling the one or more
application developers to manually choose linking with various other one or more application
programming interfaces.
 In addition, the plurality of applications 104 is associated with a corresponding
plurality of application developers 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an
application of the plurality of applications 104 is associated an application developer of the
plurality of application developers 102. Moreover, each of the plurality of application
developers 102 corresponds to any person who is employed in development of one or more
mobile applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of
application developers 102 is any person who utilizes the one or more application programming
interfaces for developing the corresponding plurality of applications 104.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application
developers 102 develops an on-demand service application for providing services to one or
more users. The plurality of application developers 102 control functioning of the
corresponding plurality of applications 104 in real time. Further, each of the plurality of
application developers 102 is associated with a corresponding portable communication device.
Furthermore, the portable communication device is utilized by each of the plurality of
application developers 102 for working on development of the corresponding plurality of
applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of
application developers 102 built the corresponding plurality of applications 104 on a specific
platform. The platform includes an android platform, a windows platform, an IOS platform and
the like based on a choice of the plurality of application developers 102.
 Moreover, each of the plurality of application developers 102 utilizes the portable
communication device for viewing the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces (as elaborated in the detailed description of FIG. 2). Examples of the portable
communication device include a laptop, a desktop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant
and the like. Each of the plurality of application developers 102 may or may not utilize a
different device for viewing the recommended one or more application programming interfaces
and a different device for building the plurality of applications 104.
 Further, the plurality of applications 104 correspond to a plurality of mobile
applications configured to run on a plurality of portable communication devices. Examples of
the plurality of portable communication devices include a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, a
smart watch and the like. Moreover, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with
a corresponding operating system of a plurality of operating systems. The plurality of operating
systems include but may not be limited to an Android operating system, iOS, Windows
operating system, Bada operating system, Symbian operating system and the like.
 Moreover, each of the plurality of portable communication devices is connected to
the internet in real time. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of
portable communication devices is associated with a corresponding user of a plurality of users
who access one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of
the present disclosure, the plurality of applications 104 is installed on the corresponding
plurality of portable communication devices. In another embodiment of the present disclosure,
a number of applications of the plurality of applications 104 are installed in a particular portable
communication device of the plurality of portable communication devices based on a choice of
a user of the plurality of users.
 In addition, each of the plurality of applications 104 is an on demand service
application. Further, the on demand service applications include one or more taxi service
applications, one or more food based service applications, one or more travel planning based
applications, one or more home service based applications and other one or more applications
known in the art employed in providing one or more services to the plurality of users through
the corresponding portable communication device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure,
each of the plurality of users access the one or more applications of the plurality of applications
104 for utilizing the one or more services based on their choice. For example, a user may
access a taxi based application for booking a taxi or another user may access a food based
application for booking a seat in a restaurant.
 Going further, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with an
application server of the corresponding plurality of application servers 106. In an embodiment
of the present disclosure, an application of the plurality of applications 104 is stored in the
corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106. Moreover, each
application server of the plurality of application servers 104 is configured to run the
corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the plurality of
application servers 106 handles all application related operations between the plurality of users
and an organization's backend business applications. In an embodiment of the present
disclosure, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is remotely located from each other.
 Moreover, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is operated or controlled
by the corresponding application developer of the plurality of application developers 102
associated with the application of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the
present disclosure, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is controlled or monitored by
a corresponding application administrator at a remote location. In addition, the plurality of
application servers 106 is associated with application programming interfaces 106a. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interfaces 106a are stored
on the plurality of application servers 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each
application programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a is associated
with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104 stored in the
corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106.
 Further, each of the plurality of applications 104 are based on a specific application
programming interface designed for a specific type or category of application. The application
programming interface is a set of commands, functions and protocols used by the plurality of
application developers 102 for utilizing one or more pre-defined functions for building the one
or more applications for a specific type of operating system. In an embodiment of the present
disclosure, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is an open application
programming interface based on a pre-determined criterion (as mentioned below in the patent
application).
 In addition, the plurality of application developers 102 associated with the
corresponding plurality of applications 104 allow or enable their corresponding application
programming interfaces 106a to be open and utilized by other application developers for
running their business. Moreover, one or more application developers of the plurality of
application developers 102 may allow an exclusive access of their application programming
interfaces 106a to other one or more application providers or developers based on an exclusive
dealing between the one or more application developers 102 and the other one or more
application providers or developers (as described below in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
 Further, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is associated with a
specific key. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application
developers 102 allow the other plurality of application providers to utilize their application
programming interface by providing the specific key for gaining access to the application
programming interfaces 106a and further utilizing it for business purposes. Furthermore, the
specific key is an application programming interface key which is a code passed for identifying
a calling program and the corresponding application developer. In addition, the application
programming interface key is used for tracking and controlling how the application
programming interface is used.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application programming
interfaces 106a is identified using the application programming interface key. Moreover, the
application programming interface key for each of the application programming interfaces 106a
is stored in the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106. In
addition, the application programming key is fetched from the application server of the
corresponding plurality of application servers 106 for gaining access to the application
programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a.
 Going further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the
communication network 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each application of
the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the corresponding application server of the
plurality of application servers 106 through the communication network 108. Moreover, the
communication network 108 enables a medium for transfer of information between each of the
plurality of applications 104 and each of the plurality of application servers 108. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication network 108 enables working of the
each of the plurality of applications 104.
 Further, the medium for communication may be infrared, microwave, radio
frequency (RF) and the like. The communication network 108 include but may not be limited
to a local area network, a metropolitan area network, a wide area network, a virtual private
network, a global area network, a home area network or any other communication network
presently known in the art. The communication network 108 is a structure of various nodes or
communication devices connected to each other through a network topology method. Examples
of the network topology include a bus topology, a star topology, a mesh topology and the like.
Accordingly, each of the plurality of applications 104 are accessed by the plurality of users
through the communication network 108. Further, each of the plurality of applications 104 is
connected to the internet through the communication network 108. In an embodiment of the
present disclosure, each of the plurality of portable communication devices are connected to the
internet through the communication network 108.
 Moreover, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the application
integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each
of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the application integration and
recommendation system 110 through the communication network 108. In addition, each of the
plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the application integration and
recommendation system 110. Further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is
associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110 through the
communication network 108.
 Going further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is linked
with each of the plurality of application servers 104. In addition, each of the plurality of
application developers 102 associated with the corresponding plurality of application servers
106 enable or allow the application integration and recommendation system 110 to fetch one or
more information from each of the plurality of application servers 106 (as mentioned below in
the patent application). Moreover, the application integration and recommendation system 110
performs the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces to each of
the plurality of application developers 102.
 In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 includes a
central server for performing one or more operations for performing the recommending of the
one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application
developers 102. Further, each of the plurality of application developers 102 is provided an
access to the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the access is provided through a web based interface on the corresponding
communication device. Moreover, the web based interface is provided through a website on the
corresponding communication device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the web
based interface is provided through a mobile application on the corresponding communication
device.
 In addition, the web based interface is provided for enabling each of the plurality of
application developers 102 to view the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces 106a in real time. The web-based interface provides one or more options to each of
the plurality of application developers 102 for choosing to link with an application
programming interface of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces.
Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to allow each
of the plurality of application developers 102 to register on the application integration and
recommendation system 110. Furthermore, each of the plurality of application developers 102
registers by providing various credentials on the application integration and recommendation
system 110.
 In addition, each of the plurality of application developers 102 registers by paying a
pre-defined amount of money through the web-based interface. The plurality of application
developers 102 may pay the pre-defined amount of money through a credit card, debit card, net
banking and the like. Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is
configured to fetch the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality
of applications 104 (as described below in the patent application). Furthermore, the application
integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to consolidate the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 (as mentioned
below in the patent application).
 Moreover, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured
to perform categorization of each of the application programming interfaces 106a into a
corresponding distinct category of applications of the one or more categories of applications
based on a first pre-defined criterion (as described below in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to
perform cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the
plurality of applications 104 with the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces based on a set of rules (as mentioned below in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
 Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to
store a set of information associated with the one or more operations performed by each of one
or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110 (as
described below in the patent application). In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the
application integration and recommendation system 110 enables unification of the application
programming interfaces 106a associated with the corresponding plurality of applications 104.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation
system 110 enables the application of the plurality of applications 104 to utilize the one or more
services or features of other one or more application of the plurality of applications 104 at the
same time (as described in detail in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
 It may be noted that in FIG. 1, the application of the plurality of applications 104 is
associated with the application developer of the plurality of application developers 102;
however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that there are more number of applications
associated with the application developer of the plurality of application developers 102.
Further, it may be noted that in FIG. 1, the application server of the plurality of application
servers 106 is associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104;
however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that there more number of applications
associated with a single application server.
 FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram 200 of the application integration and
recommendation system 110, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system elements of FIG. 2, references have to be
made to the system elements of FIG. 1. Moreover, the block diagram 200 illustrates the one or
more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110. In addition,
the one or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110
enable the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the
plurality of application developers 102. Further, the one or more components of the application
integration and recommendation system 110 includes a fetching module 202, a consolidation
module 204, a categorization engine 206, a determination module 206a, a creation module 208,
a recommendation engine 210, a cross linking engine 212 and a database 214.
 Going further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 associated with the
corresponding plurality of applications 104 is connected to the application integration and
recommendation system 110 through the communication network 108. In addition, each of the
plurality of application servers 106 includes the application programming interface of the
application programming interfaces 106a associated with the corresponding application of the
plurality of applications 104. Moreover, the fetching module 202 of the application integration
and recommendation system 110 is configured to fetch the application programming interface
associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched in
real time.
 Further, the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality
of applications 104 are fetched from the corresponding application server of the plurality of
application servers 106 associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of
applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming
interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched through the
communication network 108. The application programming interface associated with each of
the plurality of applications 104 is stored in a database associated with each of the plurality of
application servers 106.
 Moreover, each of the plurality of application developers 102 enable the fetching
module 202 to fetch their corresponding application interface of the application programming
interfaces 106a. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application
programming interfaces 106a are open application programming interfaces for allowing the
fetching of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of
applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application
programming interfaces 106a is fetched from a remote location based on a location of each of
the plurality of application servers 106.
 For example, an application A1 associated with an application programming
interface AP1 is stored on an application server S1, an application A2 associated with an
application programming interface AP2 is stored on an application server S2, an application A3
associated with an application programming interface AP3 is stored on an application server S3,
an application A4 associated with an application programming interface AP4 is stored on an
application server S4, an application A5 associated with an application programming interface
AP5 is stored on an application server S5 and an application A6 associated with an application
programming interface AP6 is stored on an application server S6. Further, the application A1
and the application A2 is associated with a similar category of application C1 (say, taxi service
based application), the application A3 and the application A4 is associated with a similar
category of application C2 (say, a food service based application) and the application A5 and
the application A6 is associated with a similar category of application C3 (say, a home services
based application). The fetching module 202 fetches the application programming interface
AP1 from the application server S1, the application programming interface AP2 from the
application server S2, the application programming interface AP3 from the application server
S3, the application programming interface AP4 from the application server S4, the application
programming interface AP5 from the application server S5 and the application programming
interface AP6 from the application server S6.
 Moreover, the consolidation engine 204 of the application integration and
recommendation system 110 is configured for consolidating the fetched application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the consolidation engine 204 accumulates the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the
consolidation is performed for allowing each of the plurality of application developers 102 to
integrate their application programming interface on the application integration and
recommendation system 110.
 Also, each application programming interface of the application programming
interfaces 106a is associated with a distinct category of application of the one or more
categories of applications. In addition, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the
application programming interfaces associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 at a
single place. Also, the consolidation engine 204 selectively consolidates the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 based on the
category of application associated with each of the application programming interfaces 106a.
 Going further, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 if each of the
plurality of applications 104 is the on demand service applications. In an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the consolidation engine 204 does not consolidate the application
programming interface associated with the one or more applications of the plurality of
applications 104 which are not on demand service applications. The consolidation is done at
regular intervals of time. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the consolidation is done
as soon as the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of
applications 104 are fetched from each of the plurality of application servers 106.
 Going further, the categorization engine 206 of the application integration and
recommendation system 110 is configured for categorizing the application programming
interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 into the corresponding
category of application of the one or more categories of applications associated with the
corresponding plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the
categorization engine 206 categorizes the application programming interface associated with
each of the plurality of applications 104 based on a specific distinct category of application
associated with each of the plurality of applications 104.
 Moreover, the specific distinct category of application corresponds to a specific
category of on demand service applications. Accordingly, the categorization is performed based
on a pre-defined list of categories of applications pre-stored in the application integration and
recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization
engine 206 matches the category of application associated with the corresponding application of
the plurality of applications 104 against the pre-defined list of categories of applications and
categorizes the application programming interface based on the matching.
 Furthermore, information associated with the category of application associated with
the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104
is fetched along with the application programming interfaces 106a. Also, the application
programming interface associated with a same category of application are stored separately
from other application programming interface associated with another same category of
application.
 Further, the categorization engine 206 includes the determination module 206a
configured to determine the corresponding category of application for the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization of the application programming
interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 is performed after the
determination of the category of application associated with each of the plurality of applications
104. The category of application is determined by using the pre-defined list of categories of
applications stored in the application integration and recommendation system 110.
 In addition, the one or more categories of applications are provided by the
corresponding plurality of application servers 106. Moreover, the one or more categories of
applications are defined by the application developer associated with each of the plurality of
applications 104 monitoring the corresponding application server of the plurality of application
servers 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more categories of
applications are defined by an administrator associated with the application integrating system
108.
 Continuing the above stated example, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the
application programming interface AP1, the application programming interface AP2, the
application programming interface AP3, the application programming interface AP4, the
application programming interface AP5 and the application programming interface AP6.
Moreover, the categorization engine 206 categorizes the application programming interface AP1
and the application programming interface AP2 into the category of application C1, categorizes
the application programming interface AP3 and the application programming interface AP4 into
the category of application C2 (food service based application) and categorizes the application
programming interface AP5 and the application programming interface AP6 into the category of
application C3 (home services based application).
 Going further, the creation module 208 of the application integration and
recommendation system 110 is configured to create a common application programming
interface for each of the one or more application programming interfaces categorized into the
corresponding distinct category of application. The one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the similar category of application are unified and a single application
programming interface is created. Moreover, the creation of the common application
programming interface allows the application integration and recommendation system 110 to
enable a cross relationship between the one or more application programming interfaces
associated with a first distinct category of application and the one or more application
programming interfaces associated with a second distinct category of application.
 Further, the recommendation system 210 in the application integration and
recommendation system 110 is configured for recommending the one or more application
programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to the
application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming
interface. Furthermore, the recommending is done based on the set of rules. In addition, the
recommending is done in real time. The one or more application programming interfaces are
recommended for allowing each of the plurality of application developers 102 to choose for
linking with the one or more application programming interfaces of their choice in real time.
 Moreover, the recommendation engine is 210 configured for recommending the one
or more application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of
applications to the application provider associated with each of the plurality of applications 104.
In addition, each of the plurality of application developers 102 views the recommended one or
more application programming interfaces on the corresponding communication device. The
plurality of application developers 102 views the recommended one or more application
programming interfaces on the website associated with the application integration and
recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality
of application developers 102 views the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces on the mobile application associated with the application integration and
recommendation system 110.
 In addition, the set of rules includes a price based rule, a location based rule and a
time based rule. The set of rules are defined by an administrator associated with the application
integration and recommendation system 110. Further, the recommendation of the one or more
application programming interfaces is done based on a combination of the set of rules. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the administrator controls the functioning of the
application integration and recommendation system 110. The administrator provides the one or
more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules are defined dynamically by the
administrator based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of
applications 104.
 Further, the one or more characteristics includes a price associated with one or more
services provided by each of the plurality of applications 104, one or more locations at which
the one or more services is available and a range of time between which the one or more
services is available. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of
application developers 102 provides information related to the one or more services. The
recommendation engine 210 takes into account this information for recommending the one or
more application programming interfaces which may provide huge profits to each of the
plurality of application developers 102.
 The recommendation engine 210 takes into account the price, the one or more
locations and the time at which each of the plurality of application developers 102 provide their
service. The recommendation engine 210 combines the set of rules with the categorization for
further providing accurate recommendation to the plurality of application developers. The
recommendation engine 210 checks which category of application has similar price, similar
location and similar time with a corresponding category of application in order to recommend a
best application programming interface.
 Going further, the recommendation engine 210 includes a location based engine
210a, a time based engine 210b and a location based engine 210c. Moreover, the location
based engine 210a continuously checks for the one or more locations associated with each of
the plurality of applications 104. The location based engine 210a provides a feedback related to
the one or more locations which are suitable for the application developer where the one or
more services will generate larger revenue. Moreover, the location based engine 210a
recommends the one or more application programming interfaces or the one or more
applications which provide services at one or more desired locations for each of the
corresponding application developer.
 In addition, the time based engine 210b continuously checks for one or more timings
associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. The one or more timings are checked
for determining a range of the time of the one or more services provided by each of the plurality
of applications 104. The time based engine 210b checks for the one or more applications which
are having similar timings with the corresponding application for which the recommendation
has to be performed. Moreover, the time based engine 210b recommends the one or more
application programming interfaces or the one or more applications which provide services
during a desired range of timings for each of the corresponding application developer.
 Further, the price based engine 210c continuously checks the price associated with
the one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications 104. Also, the price
based engine 210c checks the price associated with the one or more services provided by each
of the distinct category of application which are suitable for linking with the corresponding
application. The price based engine 210c checks for the one or more applications which are
having prices in similarity with the corresponding application for which the recommendation
has to be done. Moreover, the price based engine 210c recommends the one or more
application which provides the one or more services at a particular desired range of prices for
each of the corresponding application developer.
 Further, the location base engine 210a, the time based engine 210b and the price
based engine 210c work collectively for recommending the one or more application
programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102. The
recommending is done based on the location and the price. In an embodiment of the present
disclosure, the recommending is done based on the location and the time. In another
embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommending is done based on the price and the
time.
 For example, the application integration and recommendation system 110 integrates
an application programming interface API1 associated with an application developer A and
integrates an application programming interfaces API2 associated with an application developer
B. The application programming interface API1 is a food service based application and the
application programming interface API2 is a taxi service based application. The
recommendation engine 210 recommends the application developer A with an application
programming interface API3 and an application programming interface API4 associated with a
taxi service category and recommends the application developer B with an application
programming interface API5 and an application programming interface API6 associated with a
home services category.
 Moreover, the cross linking engine 212 of the application integration and
recommendation system 110 is configured for enabling cross linking of the application
programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 with the
recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more
categories of applications. In addition, the cross linking is done in real time based on the set of
rules. Further, the application programming interface associated with a first category of
application is cross linked with the recommended application programming interface associated
with a second category of application. Furthermore, the first category of application is distinct
from the second category of application.
 Also, the application programming interface associated with the first category of
application is cross linked with a recommended plurality of application programming interfaces
associated with the plurality of categories of applications. Accordingly, the first category of
application is distinct from each of the plurality of categories of application. In addition, each
category of application of the plurality of categories of application is a distinct category of
application.
 In addition, a selective number of the one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with the
corresponding application programming interface based on a pre-defined set of rules. In an
embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with each of the one
or more application programming interfaces associated with the second category of application
based on the pre-defined set of rules. Moreover, the one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with the one or more
application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications.
Further, the first category of application is distinct from each of the plurality of categories of
applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each category of application of the
plurality of categories of applications is a distinct category of application.
 The pre-defined set of rules are defined based on a current location of a user
accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104, a current time of
accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104, a gender of the user
accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104 and an age of the user
accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104. The pre-defined set
of rules is set by an administrator associated with the application integration and
recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pre-defined set of
rules is set by the application developer associated each of the plurality of applications 104.
 In addition, the location based rule is defined for checking availability of service
each of the plurality of applications 104 in a particular area where each of the plurality of
applications is accessed. Moreover, the time based rule is defined checking availability of
services associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 on a current time of accessing
the plurality of applications 104. Further, the gender based rules and the age based rule is
defined for users belonging to a specific gender and age group who have accessed the plurality
of applications 104.
 The pre-defined set of rules set by both the administrator of the application
integration and recommendation system 110 and the application developer associated with each
of the plurality of applications 104 are taken into account by the cross linking engine 212 for
performing the cross linking of the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces. Furthermore, the cross linking engine 212 takes a decision for linking the
recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with a particular
common category of applications with the application programming interface associated with
another particular common category of applications in real time.
 In addition, the cross linking is performed for enabling each application developer to
utilize services of other application developers through their application programming interfaces
in order to enable the plurality of users to access services of various applications on a single
application. Also, the number of applications currently providing service through the single
application is based on the pre-defined set of rules. Moreover, the application integration and
recommendation system 110 enables each application developer to deal with another
application developer through the application programming interfaces 106a.
 Continuing the above stated example, the cross linking engine 212 enables cross
linking of the application programming interface AP3 and the application programming
interface AP4 to the application developer A and enables linking of the application
programming interface API5 and the application programming interface API6.
 Going further, the database 214 of the application integration and recommendation
system 110 is configured to store the application programming interface associated with each of
the plurality of applications 102, each of the categorized application programming interface,
each of the consolidated application programming interfaces 106a, each of the recommended
one or more application programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application
programming interfaces and the set of rules.
 It may be noted that in FIG. 2, various modules of the application integration and
recommendation system 110 are shown that illustrates the working of the application integration
and recommendation system 110; however those skilled in the art would appreciate that the
application integration and recommendation system 110 may have more number of modules
that could illustrate overall functioning of the application integration and recommendation
system 110.
 FIG. 3A illustrates a block diagram 300 for showing an example of the cross linking
of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the
corresponding category of the one or more categories of applications, in accordance with
various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system
elements of FIG. 3A, references will be made to the system elements of FIG. 1 and FIG 2.
The block diagram 200 includes an application 302, an application 304, an application 306, an
application 308 and an application integration and recommendation system 110.
 Further, the application 302 is associated with an application programming interface
302a, the application 304 is associated with an application programming interface 304a, the
application 306 is associated with an application programming interface 306a and the
application 308 is associated with an application programming interface 308a. Moreover, , the
application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a and the
application programming interface 306a are recommended by the recommendation engine 210
for the cross linking with the application programming interface 308a.
 The cross linking engine 210 cross links the application programming interface 308a
with the application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a
and the application programming interface 306a. In addition, the application integration and
recommendation system 110 links the application programming interface 308a with the
application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a and the
application programming interface 306a based on the set of rules.
 FIG. 3B illustrates a portable communication device 314 for showing the cross
linking of the recommended one or more of application programming interfaces, in accordance
with various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system
elements of FIG. 3C, references will be made to the system elements of FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and
FIG. 3A. The portable communication device 310 includes the application 308 installed on the
portable communication device 310. In addition, the portable communication device 310
includes a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop and the like. In an embodiment of the present
disclosure, the portable communication device 310 is associated with a specific type of
operating system.
 Going further, the application programming interface 308a associated with the
application 308 is linked with the recommended application programming interface 302a, the
recommended application programming interface 304a and the recommended application
programming interface 306a. In addition, the application 308 is accessed by the user of the
plurality of users presently in any location and on a specified time for requesting any service.
The application integration and recommendation system 110 displays the services of each of the
application 302, the application 304 and the application 306 on the application 308 on a screen
of the portable communication device 310. The user may choose services from any application
based on his/her choice.
 FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram 400 for showing an additional component of the
application integration and recommendation system 110, in accordance with various
embodiments of the present disclosure. The additional component of the integration and
recommendation system 110 includes a rules based engine 402. In addition, the rules based
engine 402 is configured to define the set of rules for enabling the cross linking of the one or
more application programming interfaces.
 The administrator associated with the integration and recommendation system 110
sets the set of rules through the rules based engine 402. Moreover, the set of rules is updated
through the rules based engine 402. In addition, the set of rules is stored in the rules based
engine 402. Further, the rules based engine 402 includes a rules repository 402a and a rules
library 402b. Furthermore, the rules repository 402a stores the set of rules and the rules library
402b is used for setting the set of rules.
 FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram 500 of a communication device 502, in
accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the
communication device 502 enables the hosting of the integration and recommendation system
110. The communication device 502 includes a control circuitry module 504, a storage module
506, an input/output circuitry module 308 and a communication circuitry module 510.
 Going further, the communication device 502 includes any suitable type of portable
electronic device. Examples of the communication device 502 include but may not be limited
to a personal e-mail device (e.g., a Blackberry.TM. made available by Research in Motion of
Waterloo, Ontario), a personal data assistant ("PDA"), a cellular telephone, a Smartphone, the
laptop computer, and the tablet computer. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the
communication device 502 can be a desktop computer.
 From the perspective of this disclosure, the control circuitry module 506 includes
any processing circuitry or processor operative to control the operations and performance of the
communication device 502. For example, the control circuitry module 206 may be used to run
operating system applications, firmware applications, media playback applications, media
editing applications, or any other application. In an embodiment, the control circuitry module
506 drives a display and process inputs received from the user interface. From the perspective
of this disclosure, the storage module 508 includes one or more storage mediums including a
hard-drive, solid state drive, flash memory, permanent memory such as ROM, any other
suitable type of storage component, or any combination thereof. The storage module 508 may
store, for example, media data (e.g., music and video files), application data (e.g., for
implementing functions on the communication device 502).
 From the perspective of this disclosure, the I/O circuitry module 510 may be
operative to convert (and encode/decode, if necessary) analog signals and other signals into
digital data. In an embodiment, the I/O circuitry module 510 may also convert the digital data
into any other type of signal and vice-versa. For example, the I/O circuitry module 510 may
receive and convert physical contact inputs (e.g., from a multi-touch screen), physical
movements (e.g., from a mouse or sensor), analog audio signals (e.g., from a microphone), or
any other input. The digital data may be provided to and received from the control circuitry
module 506, the storage module 508 or any other component of the communication device 502.
 It may be noted that the I/O circuitry module 510 is illustrated in FIG. 5 as a single
component of the communication device 502; however those skilled in the art would appreciate
that several instances of the I/O circuitry module 510 may be included in the communication
device 502.
 The communication device 502 may include any suitable interface or component for
allowing the user to provide inputs to the I/O circuitry module 510. The communication device
502 may include any suitable input mechanism. Examples of the input mechanism include but
may not be limited to a button, keypad, dial, a click wheel, and a touch screen. In an
embodiment, the communication device 502 may include a capacitive sensing mechanism, or a
multi-touch capacitive sensing mechanism.
 In an embodiment, the communication device 502 may include specialized output
circuitry associated with output devices such as, for example, one or more audio outputs. The
audio output may include one or more speakers built into the communication device 502, or an
audio component that may be remotely coupled to the communication device 502. The one or
more speakers can be mono speakers, stereo speakers, or a combination of both. The audio
component can be a headset, headphones or ear buds that may be coupled to the communication
device 502 with a wire or wirelessly. In an embodiment, the I/O circuitry module 510 may
include display circuitry for providing a display visible to the user. For example, the display
circuitry may include a screen (e.g., an LCD screen) that is incorporated in the communication
device 502.
 The display circuitry may include a movable display or a projecting system for
providing a display of content on a surface remote from the communication device 502 (e.g., a
video projector). In an embodiment, the display circuitry may include a coder/decoder to
convert digital media data into the analog signals. For example, the display circuitry may
include video Codecs, audio Codecs, or any other suitable type of Codec.
 The display circuitry may include display driver circuitry, circuitry for driving
display drivers or both. The display circuitry may be operative to display content. The display
content can include media playback information, application screens for applications
implemented on the electronic device, information regarding ongoing communications
operations, information regarding incoming communications requests, or device operation
screens under the direction of the control circuitry module 506. Alternatively, the display
circuitry may be operative to provide instructions to a remote display.
 In addition, the communication device 502 includes the communication circuitry
module 512. The communication circuitry module 512 may include any suitable
communication circuitry operative to connect to a communication network and to transmit
communications (e.g., voice or data) from the communication device 502 to other devices
within the communications network. The communication circuitry module 512 may be
operative to interface with the communication network using any suitable communication
protocol. Examples of the communication protocol include but may not be limited to Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth RTM, radio frequency systems, infrared, LTE, GSM, GSM plus EDGE, CDMA, and
quadband.
 In an embodiment, the communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to
create a communications network using any suitable communications protocol. For example,
the communication circuitry module 512 may create a short-range communication network
using a short-range communications protocol to connect to other devices. For example, the
communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to create a local communication network
using the Bluetooth, RTM protocol to couple the communication device 502 with a Bluetooth,
RTM headset.
 It may be noted that the computing device is shown to have only one communication
operation; however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that the communication device 502
may include one more instances of the communication circuitry module 512 for simultaneously
performing several communication operations using different communication networks. For
example, the communication device 502 may include a first instance of the communication
circuitry module 512 for communicating over a cellular network, and a second instance of the
communication circuitry module 512 for communicating over Wi-Fi or using Bluetooth RTM.
 In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the same instance of the communication
circuitry module 512 may be operative to provide for communications over several
communication networks. In an embodiment, the communication device 502 may be coupled to
a host device for data transfers, syncing the communication device 502, software or firmware
updates, providing performance information to a remote source (e.g., providing riding
characteristics to a remote server) or performing any other suitable operation that may require
the communication device 502 to be coupled to the host device. Several computing devices
may be coupled to a single host device using the host device as a server. Alternatively or
additionally, the communication device 502 may be coupled to the several host devices (e.g., for
each of the plurality of the host devices to serve as a backup for data stored in the
communication device 502).
 The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present technology have
been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be
exhaustive or to limit the present technology to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many
modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were
chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present technology and its
practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present
technology and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular
use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are
contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover
the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the
present technology.
 While several possible embodiments of the invention have been described above and
illustrated in some cases, it should be interpreted and understood as to have been presented only
by way of illustration and example, but not by limitation. Thus, the breadth and scope of a
preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary
embodiments.

Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An application integration and recommendation system for recommending one or more
application programming interfaces, the application integration and recommendation system
comprising:
a consolidation engine in a processor, the consolidation engine being configured for
consolidating an application programming interface associated with each of a plurality of
applications;
a categorization engine in the processor, the categorization engine being configured
for categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality
of applications into a corresponding category of application of one or more categories of
applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications;
a recommendation engine in the processor, the recommendation engine being
configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated
with the one or more categories of applications to an application provider associated with
each of the corresponding application programming interface, wherein the recommending
being done based on a set of rules and wherein the recommending being done in real time;
and
a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross linking engine being configured for
enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the
plurality of applications with the recommended one or more application programming
interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications, wherein the cross
linking being done in real time based on the set of rules.
2. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, further
comprising a fetching module in the processor, the fetching module being configured for
fetching the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of
applications, wherein the application programming interface being fetched from a
corresponding application server associated with each of the corresponding plurality of
applications.
3. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein
the categorization engine further comprises a determination module, the determination
module being configured to determine the corresponding category of application for the
application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications
and wherein each of the plurality of applications being an on demand service application.
4. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein
the recommendation engine being further configured for recommending the one or more
application programming interfaces associated with a plurality of categories of
applications to the application provider associated with each of the plurality of
application.
5. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein
the application programming interface associated with a first category of application
being cross linked with the recommended application programming interface associated
with a second category of application, wherein the first category of application being
distinct from the second category of application.
6. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 5, wherein
the application programming interface associated with the first category of application
being cross linked with a recommended plurality of application programming interfaces
associated with the plurality of categories of applications, wherein the first category of
application being distinct from each of the plurality of categories of application and
wherein each category of application of the plurality of categories of application being a
distinct category of application.
7. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein
the set of rules comprises a price based rule, a location based rule and a time based rule,
wherein the set of rules being defined by an administrator.
8. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 7, wherein
the set of rules being defined dynamically based on one or more characteristics associated
with each of the plurality of applications, wherein the one or more characteristics
comprises a price associated with one or more services provided by each of the plurality
of applications, one or more locations at which the one or more services being available
and a range of time between which the one or more services being available.
9. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 7, wherein
the recommendation of the one or more application programming interfaces being done
based on a combination of the set of rules.
10. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, further
comprising a database in the processor, the database being configured to store the
application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications,
each of the categorized application programming interface, each of the consolidated
application programming interfaces, each of the recommended one or more application
programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application programming interfaces and
the set of rules.Claims:1. An application integration and recommendation system for recommending one or more application programming interfaces, the application integration and recommendation system comprising:
a consolidation engine in a processor, the consolidation engine being configured for consolidating an application programming interface associated with each of a plurality of applications;
a categorization engine in the processor, the categorization engine being configured for categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications into a corresponding category of application of one or more categories of applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications;
a recommendation engine in the processor, the recommendation engine being configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to an application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming interface, wherein the recommending being done based on a set of rules and wherein the recommending being done in real time; and
a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross linking engine being configured for enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications with the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications, wherein the cross linking being done in real time based on the set of rules.

2. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a fetching module in the processor, the fetching module being configured for fetching the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications, wherein the application programming interface being fetched from a corresponding application server associated with each of the corresponding plurality of applications.

3. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein the categorization engine further comprises a determination module, the determination module being configured to determine the corresponding category of application for the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications and wherein each of the plurality of applications being an on demand service application.

4. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein the recommendation engine being further configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with a plurality of categories of applications to the application provider associated with each of the plurality of application.

5. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein the application programming interface associated with a first category of application being cross linked with the recommended application programming interface associated with a second category of application, wherein the first category of application being distinct from the second category of application.

6. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 5, wherein the application programming interface associated with the first category of application being cross linked with a recommended plurality of application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications, wherein the first category of application being distinct from each of the plurality of categories of application and wherein each category of application of the plurality of categories of application being a distinct category of application.

7. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, wherein the set of rules comprises a price based rule, a location based rule and a time based rule, wherein the set of rules being defined by an administrator.

8. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 7, wherein the set of rules being defined dynamically based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of applications, wherein the one or more characteristics comprises a price associated with one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications, one or more locations at which the one or more services being available and a range of time between which the one or more services being available.

9. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 7, wherein the recommendation of the one or more application programming interfaces being done based on a combination of the set of rules.

10. The application integration and recommendation system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a database in the processor, the database being configured to store the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications, each of the categorized application programming interface, each of the consolidated application programming interfaces, each of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application programming interfaces and the set of rules.
, Description:AN APPLICATION INTEGRATION AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING LINKING BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of mobile applications and, in particular, relates to recommendation for linking application programming interfaces associated with a plurality of applications.

BACKGROUND
[0002] In the present digital age, many users have started utilizing a wide range of communication devices including smart phone, tablets, laptop and the like. With the advent and the exploding popularity of internet, innumerable mobile applications have surfaced on the market. Moreover, the users now have a greater tendency to utilize the mobile applications for serving their needs rather than making any physical effort. The rise in demand for the services is increasing at a rapid pace. Accordingly, the growing demand in various services has prompted application developers to collaborate with various service vendors and providers for providing their services online. These services are now being showcased through various mobile applications on multiple platforms in order to reach out to a large group of users.
[0003] Nowadays, various companies have started developing mobile applications for marketing their products. These applications enable various users to access various services of their choice on their respective communication devices. Moreover, many businesses are engaged in providing a specific set of on demand services through their mobile applications to the users based on their domain. Moreover, each application belongs to a specific class or category of service provided by the application provider. These applications may enable the users to utilize a number of day to day services including taxi services, food services, housing services and the like.
[0004] Further, each application is built based on a certain platform and each platform has some pre-defined entities or a foundation on which the applications are going to be developed. Furthermore, each entity is defined or developed based on a type of the application. These entities are commonly referred to as an application programming interface which is used by every application developer for developing any type of application. Moreover, the application programming interface is a set of routines, protocols and tools which are used by various application developers to develop mobile applications. The application programming interfaces are configured for performing basic functions of the mobile applications.
[0005] Nowadays, many application developers or providers have started providing their application programming interfaces for their applications for other developers to some extent. The application developers allow other developers to utilize their application programming interface for running their business. For example, an application developer may utilize Google Maps API on their application for providing real time directions for users. Moreover, these are open source APIs which can be used by various application developers for building their application.
[0006] Presently, many companies have not exposed their application programming interfaces to be utilized by other developers. However, a number of companies have started dealing exclusively with other companies by enabling them to utilize or link their application programming interface in their applications. The companies have started linking their application programming interfaces with the applications programming interfaces of other companies. Moreover, a single application developer may provide its application programming interface to more than one company based on their choice. In addition, the company needs to physically approach all the companies with whom it wants to deal with. Further, the sharing of application programming interfaces is done for maximizing revenue. The companies dealing in sharing of their application programming interfaces share the profit as well based on a mutual contract between them.
[0007] The existing systems and methods for linking various application programming interfaces with each other are inefficient. There is no such platform present in the art which reduces the need for the application providers to physically approach other application providers in order to deal with them. Moreover, the application developers have no idea about which type of application programming interface they should link with in order to generate more revenue. In addition, the application developers do not take into account various locations where the linking would result in generation of more revenue. The application developers have no idea about the best locations where their service can generate more revenue after collaborating with a certain category of application programming interface. Further, the application developers do not take into consideration a price associated with the various services while collaborating with various other developers. Furthermore, the application developers do not have the provision to choose between a set of application programming interfaces for linking. This leads to wastage of time and investment and results in loss of business. The present systems and methods do not recommend the application developers with various types or categories of application programming interfaces. The application developers have no idea about linking with which category of application programming interface.
[0008] In the light of the above stated discussion, there is a need for system that overcomes the above stated disadvantages.

SUMMARY
[0009] In an aspect of the present disclosure, an application integration and recommendation system for recommending one or more application programming interfaces is provided. The application integration and recommendation system includes a consolidation engine in a processor, the consolidation engine is configured for consolidating an application programming interface associated with each of a plurality of applications; a categorization engine in the processor, the categorization engine is configured for categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications into a corresponding category of application of one or more categories of applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications; a recommendation engine in the processor, the recommendation engine being configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to an application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming interface; and a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross linking engine is configured for enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications with the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications. The recommending is done based on a set of rules. The recommending is done in real time. The cross linking is done in real time based on the set of rules.
[0010] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system further includes a fetching module in the processor; the fetching module is configured for fetching the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications. The application programming interface is fetched from a corresponding application server associated with each of the corresponding plurality of applications.
[0011] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization engine further includes a determination module; the determination module is configured to determine the corresponding category of application for the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications. Each of the plurality of applications is an on demand service application.
[0012] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommendation engine is further configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with a plurality of categories of applications to the application provider associated with each of the plurality of application.
[0013] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interface associated with a first category of application is cross linked with the recommended application programming interface associated with a second category of application. The first category of application is distinct from the second category of application.
[0014] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interface associated with the first category of application is cross linked with a recommended plurality of application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications. The first category of application is distinct from each of the plurality of categories of application. Each category of application of the plurality of categories of application is a distinct category of application.
[0015] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules includes a price based rule, a location based rule and a time based rule. Each of the set of rules is defined by an administrator.
[0016] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules is defined dynamically based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of applications. The one or more characteristics includes a price associated with one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications, one or more locations at which the one or more services are available and a range of time between which the one or more services are available.
[0017] In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommendation of the one or more application programming interfaces is done based on a combination of rules of the set of rules.
[0018] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system further includes a database in the processor, the database is configured to store the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications, each of the categorized application programming interface, each of the consolidated application programming interfaces, each of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application programming interfaces and the set of rules.

STATEMENT OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0019] The present disclosure relates to application integration and recommendation system for recommending one or more application programming interfaces is provided. The application integration and recommendation system includes a consolidation engine in a processor, the consolidation engine is configured for consolidating an application programming interface associated with each of a plurality of applications; a categorization engine in the processor, the categorization engine is configured for categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications into a corresponding category of application of one or more categories of applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications; a recommendation engine in the processor, the recommendation engine being configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to an application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming interface; and a cross linking engine in the processor, the cross linking engine is configured for enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications with the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications. The recommending is done based on a set of rules. The recommending is done in real time. The cross linking is done in real time based on the set of rules.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0020] Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:
[0021] FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a system for recommending one or more application programming interfaces, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0022] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an application integration and recommendation system, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 3A illustrate a block diagram for showing an example of cross linking of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 3B illustrates a portable communication device for showing the cross linking of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates an additional component of the application integration and recommendation system, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure; and
[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a communication device, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present technology. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present technology can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, structures and devices are shown in block diagram form only in order to avoid obscuring the present technology.
[0028] Reference in this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present technology. The appearance of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Moreover, various features are described which may be exhibited by some embodiments and not by others. Similarly, various requirements are described which may be requirements for some embodiments but not other embodiments.
[0029] Moreover, although the following description contains many specifics for the purposes of illustration, anyone skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and/or alterations to said details are within the scope of the present technology. Similarly, although many of the features of the present technology are described in terms of each other, or in conjunction with each other, one skilled in the art will appreciate that many of these features can be provided independently of other features. Accordingly, this description of the present technology is set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the present technology.
[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a system 100 for recommending one or more application programming interfaces associate with a corresponding one or more applications, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. The system 100 is configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces to one or more application developers associated with the corresponding one or more applications. Moreover, the system 100 is configured to recommend the one or more application programming interfaces for enabling linking of the one or more application programming interfaces with another application programming interface (as elaborated in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
[0031] Going further, the system 100 includes a plurality of applications 104, a plurality of application servers 106, a communication network 108 and an application integration and recommendation system 110. In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 performs the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces associate with the corresponding one or more applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system 110 recommends the one or more application programming interfaces for enabling the linking of the one or more application programming interfaces with the another application programming interface. The application integration and recommendation system 110 is a platform for enabling the one or more application developers to manually choose linking with various other one or more application programming interfaces.
[0032] In addition, the plurality of applications 104 is associated with a corresponding plurality of application developers 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an application of the plurality of applications 104 is associated an application developer of the plurality of application developers 102. Moreover, each of the plurality of application developers 102 corresponds to any person who is employed in development of one or more mobile applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 is any person who utilizes the one or more application programming interfaces for developing the corresponding plurality of applications 104.
[0033] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 develops an on-demand service application for providing services to one or more users. The plurality of application developers 102 control functioning of the corresponding plurality of applications 104 in real time. Further, each of the plurality of application developers 102 is associated with a corresponding portable communication device. Furthermore, the portable communication device is utilized by each of the plurality of application developers 102 for working on development of the corresponding plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 built the corresponding plurality of applications 104 on a specific platform. The platform includes an android platform, a windows platform, an IOS platform and the like based on a choice of the plurality of application developers 102.
[0034] Moreover, each of the plurality of application developers 102 utilizes the portable communication device for viewing the recommended one or more application programming interfaces (as elaborated in the detailed description of FIG. 2). Examples of the portable communication device include a laptop, a desktop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant and the like. Each of the plurality of application developers 102 may or may not utilize a different device for viewing the recommended one or more application programming interfaces and a different device for building the plurality of applications 104.
[0035] Further, the plurality of applications 104 correspond to a plurality of mobile applications configured to run on a plurality of portable communication devices. Examples of the plurality of portable communication devices include a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, a smart watch and the like. Moreover, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with a corresponding operating system of a plurality of operating systems. The plurality of operating systems include but may not be limited to an Android operating system, iOS, Windows operating system, Bada operating system, Symbian operating system and the like.
[0036] Moreover, each of the plurality of portable communication devices is connected to the internet in real time. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of portable communication devices is associated with a corresponding user of a plurality of users who access one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of applications 104 is installed on the corresponding plurality of portable communication devices. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a number of applications of the plurality of applications 104 are installed in a particular portable communication device of the plurality of portable communication devices based on a choice of a user of the plurality of users.
[0037] In addition, each of the plurality of applications 104 is an on demand service application. Further, the on demand service applications include one or more taxi service applications, one or more food based service applications, one or more travel planning based applications, one or more home service based applications and other one or more applications known in the art employed in providing one or more services to the plurality of users through the corresponding portable communication device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of users access the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104 for utilizing the one or more services based on their choice. For example, a user may access a taxi based application for booking a taxi or another user may access a food based application for booking a seat in a restaurant.
[0038] Going further, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with an application server of the corresponding plurality of application servers 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an application of the plurality of applications 104 is stored in the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106. Moreover, each application server of the plurality of application servers 104 is configured to run the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the plurality of application servers 106 handles all application related operations between the plurality of users and an organization's backend business applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is remotely located from each other.
[0039] Moreover, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is operated or controlled by the corresponding application developer of the plurality of application developers 102 associated with the application of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is controlled or monitored by a corresponding application administrator at a remote location. In addition, the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with application programming interfaces 106a. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interfaces 106a are stored on the plurality of application servers 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each application programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a is associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104 stored in the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106.
[0040] Further, each of the plurality of applications 104 are based on a specific application programming interface designed for a specific type or category of application. The application programming interface is a set of commands, functions and protocols used by the plurality of application developers 102 for utilizing one or more pre-defined functions for building the one or more applications for a specific type of operating system. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is an open application programming interface based on a pre-determined criterion (as mentioned below in the patent application).
[0041] In addition, the plurality of application developers 102 associated with the corresponding plurality of applications 104 allow or enable their corresponding application programming interfaces 106a to be open and utilized by other application developers for running their business. Moreover, one or more application developers of the plurality of application developers 102 may allow an exclusive access of their application programming interfaces 106a to other one or more application providers or developers based on an exclusive dealing between the one or more application developers 102 and the other one or more application providers or developers (as described below in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
[0042] Further, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is associated with a specific key. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 allow the other plurality of application providers to utilize their application programming interface by providing the specific key for gaining access to the application programming interfaces 106a and further utilizing it for business purposes. Furthermore, the specific key is an application programming interface key which is a code passed for identifying a calling program and the corresponding application developer. In addition, the application programming interface key is used for tracking and controlling how the application programming interface is used.
[0043] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is identified using the application programming interface key. Moreover, the application programming interface key for each of the application programming interfaces 106a is stored in the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106. In addition, the application programming key is fetched from the application server of the corresponding plurality of application servers 106 for gaining access to the application programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a.
[0044] Going further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the communication network 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each application of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106 through the communication network 108. Moreover, the communication network 108 enables a medium for transfer of information between each of the plurality of applications 104 and each of the plurality of application servers 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication network 108 enables working of the each of the plurality of applications 104.
[0045] Further, the medium for communication may be infrared, microwave, radio frequency (RF) and the like. The communication network 108 include but may not be limited to a local area network, a metropolitan area network, a wide area network, a virtual private network, a global area network, a home area network or any other communication network presently known in the art. The communication network 108 is a structure of various nodes or communication devices connected to each other through a network topology method. Examples of the network topology include a bus topology, a star topology, a mesh topology and the like. Accordingly, each of the plurality of applications 104 are accessed by the plurality of users through the communication network 108. Further, each of the plurality of applications 104 is connected to the internet through the communication network 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of portable communication devices are connected to the internet through the communication network 108.
[0046] Moreover, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110 through the communication network 108. In addition, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110. Further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110 through the communication network 108.
[0047] Going further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is linked with each of the plurality of application servers 104. In addition, each of the plurality of application developers 102 associated with the corresponding plurality of application servers 106 enable or allow the application integration and recommendation system 110 to fetch one or more information from each of the plurality of application servers 106 (as mentioned below in the patent application). Moreover, the application integration and recommendation system 110 performs the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102.
[0048] In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 includes a central server for performing one or more operations for performing the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102. Further, each of the plurality of application developers 102 is provided an access to the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the access is provided through a web based interface on the corresponding communication device. Moreover, the web based interface is provided through a website on the corresponding communication device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the web based interface is provided through a mobile application on the corresponding communication device.
[0049] In addition, the web based interface is provided for enabling each of the plurality of application developers 102 to view the recommended one or more application programming interfaces 106a in real time. The web-based interface provides one or more options to each of the plurality of application developers 102 for choosing to link with an application programming interface of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces. Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to allow each of the plurality of application developers 102 to register on the application integration and recommendation system 110. Furthermore, each of the plurality of application developers 102 registers by providing various credentials on the application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0050] In addition, each of the plurality of application developers 102 registers by paying a pre-defined amount of money through the web-based interface. The plurality of application developers 102 may pay the pre-defined amount of money through a credit card, debit card, net banking and the like. Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to fetch the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 (as described below in the patent application). Furthermore, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to consolidate the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 (as mentioned below in the patent application).
[0051] Moreover, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to perform categorization of each of the application programming interfaces 106a into a corresponding distinct category of applications of the one or more categories of applications based on a first pre-defined criterion (as described below in the detailed description of FIG. 2). In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to perform cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 with the recommended one or more application programming interfaces based on a set of rules (as mentioned below in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
[0052] Further, the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to store a set of information associated with the one or more operations performed by each of one or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110 (as described below in the patent application). In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system 110 enables unification of the application programming interfaces 106a associated with the corresponding plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application integration and recommendation system 110 enables the application of the plurality of applications 104 to utilize the one or more services or features of other one or more application of the plurality of applications 104 at the same time (as described in detail in the detailed description of FIG. 2).
[0053] It may be noted that in FIG. 1, the application of the plurality of applications 104 is associated with the application developer of the plurality of application developers 102; however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that there are more number of applications associated with the application developer of the plurality of application developers 102. Further, it may be noted that in FIG. 1, the application server of the plurality of application servers 106 is associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104; however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that there more number of applications associated with a single application server.
[0054] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram 200 of the application integration and recommendation system 110, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system elements of FIG. 2, references have to be made to the system elements of FIG. 1. Moreover, the block diagram 200 illustrates the one or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110. In addition, the one or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110 enable the recommending of the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102. Further, the one or more components of the application integration and recommendation system 110 includes a fetching module 202, a consolidation module 204, a categorization engine 206, a determination module 206a, a creation module 208, a recommendation engine 210, a cross linking engine 212 and a database 214.
[0055] Going further, each of the plurality of application servers 106 associated with the corresponding plurality of applications 104 is connected to the application integration and recommendation system 110 through the communication network 108. In addition, each of the plurality of application servers 106 includes the application programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104. Moreover, the fetching module 202 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to fetch the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched in real time.
[0056] Further, the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched from the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106 associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched through the communication network 108. The application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 is stored in a database associated with each of the plurality of application servers 106.
[0057] Moreover, each of the plurality of application developers 102 enable the fetching module 202 to fetch their corresponding application interface of the application programming interfaces 106a. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application programming interfaces 106a are open application programming interfaces for allowing the fetching of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the application programming interfaces 106a is fetched from a remote location based on a location of each of the plurality of application servers 106.
[0058] For example, an application A1 associated with an application programming interface AP1 is stored on an application server S1, an application A2 associated with an application programming interface AP2 is stored on an application server S2, an application A3 associated with an application programming interface AP3 is stored on an application server S3, an application A4 associated with an application programming interface AP4 is stored on an application server S4, an application A5 associated with an application programming interface AP5 is stored on an application server S5 and an application A6 associated with an application programming interface AP6 is stored on an application server S6. Further, the application A1 and the application A2 is associated with a similar category of application C1 (say, taxi service based application), the application A3 and the application A4 is associated with a similar category of application C2 (say, a food service based application) and the application A5 and the application A6 is associated with a similar category of application C3 (say, a home services based application). The fetching module 202 fetches the application programming interface AP1 from the application server S1, the application programming interface AP2 from the application server S2, the application programming interface AP3 from the application server S3, the application programming interface AP4 from the application server S4, the application programming interface AP5 from the application server S5 and the application programming interface AP6 from the application server S6.
[0059] Moreover, the consolidation engine 204 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured for consolidating the fetched application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the consolidation engine 204 accumulates the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, the consolidation is performed for allowing each of the plurality of application developers 102 to integrate their application programming interface on the application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0060] Also, each application programming interface of the application programming interfaces 106a is associated with a distinct category of application of the one or more categories of applications. In addition, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the application programming interfaces associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 at a single place. Also, the consolidation engine 204 selectively consolidates the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 based on the category of application associated with each of the application programming interfaces 106a.
[0061] Going further, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 if each of the plurality of applications 104 is the on demand service applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the consolidation engine 204 does not consolidate the application programming interface associated with the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104 which are not on demand service applications. The consolidation is done at regular intervals of time. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the consolidation is done as soon as the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are fetched from each of the plurality of application servers 106.
[0062] Going further, the categorization engine 206 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured for categorizing the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 into the corresponding category of application of the one or more categories of applications associated with the corresponding plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization engine 206 categorizes the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 based on a specific distinct category of application associated with each of the plurality of applications 104.
[0063] Moreover, the specific distinct category of application corresponds to a specific category of on demand service applications. Accordingly, the categorization is performed based on a pre-defined list of categories of applications pre-stored in the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization engine 206 matches the category of application associated with the corresponding application of the plurality of applications 104 against the pre-defined list of categories of applications and categorizes the application programming interface based on the matching.
[0064] Furthermore, information associated with the category of application associated with the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 is fetched along with the application programming interfaces 106a. Also, the application programming interface associated with a same category of application are stored separately from other application programming interface associated with another same category of application.
[0065] Further, the categorization engine 206 includes the determination module 206a configured to determine the corresponding category of application for the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the categorization of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 is performed after the determination of the category of application associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. The category of application is determined by using the pre-defined list of categories of applications stored in the application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0066] In addition, the one or more categories of applications are provided by the corresponding plurality of application servers 106. Moreover, the one or more categories of applications are defined by the application developer associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 monitoring the corresponding application server of the plurality of application servers 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more categories of applications are defined by an administrator associated with the application integrating system 108.
[0067] Continuing the above stated example, the consolidation engine 204 consolidates the application programming interface AP1, the application programming interface AP2, the application programming interface AP3, the application programming interface AP4, the application programming interface AP5 and the application programming interface AP6. Moreover, the categorization engine 206 categorizes the application programming interface AP1 and the application programming interface AP2 into the category of application C1, categorizes the application programming interface AP3 and the application programming interface AP4 into the category of application C2 (food service based application) and categorizes the application programming interface AP5 and the application programming interface AP6 into the category of application C3 (home services based application).
[0068] Going further, the creation module 208 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to create a common application programming interface for each of the one or more application programming interfaces categorized into the corresponding distinct category of application. The one or more application programming interfaces associated with the similar category of application are unified and a single application programming interface is created. Moreover, the creation of the common application programming interface allows the application integration and recommendation system 110 to enable a cross relationship between the one or more application programming interfaces associated with a first distinct category of application and the one or more application programming interfaces associated with a second distinct category of application.
[0069] Further, the recommendation system 210 in the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications to the application provider associated with each of the corresponding application programming interface. Furthermore, the recommending is done based on the set of rules. In addition, the recommending is done in real time. The one or more application programming interfaces are recommended for allowing each of the plurality of application developers 102 to choose for linking with the one or more application programming interfaces of their choice in real time.
[0070] Moreover, the recommendation engine is 210 configured for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications to the application provider associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. In addition, each of the plurality of application developers 102 views the recommended one or more application programming interfaces on the corresponding communication device. The plurality of application developers 102 views the recommended one or more application programming interfaces on the website associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 views the recommended one or more application programming interfaces on the mobile application associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0071] In addition, the set of rules includes a price based rule, a location based rule and a time based rule. The set of rules are defined by an administrator associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110. Further, the recommendation of the one or more application programming interfaces is done based on a combination of the set of rules. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the administrator controls the functioning of the application integration and recommendation system 110. The administrator provides the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of rules are defined dynamically by the administrator based on one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of applications 104.
[0072] Further, the one or more characteristics includes a price associated with one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications 104, one or more locations at which the one or more services is available and a range of time between which the one or more services is available. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of application developers 102 provides information related to the one or more services. The recommendation engine 210 takes into account this information for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces which may provide huge profits to each of the plurality of application developers 102.
[0073] The recommendation engine 210 takes into account the price, the one or more locations and the time at which each of the plurality of application developers 102 provide their service. The recommendation engine 210 combines the set of rules with the categorization for further providing accurate recommendation to the plurality of application developers. The recommendation engine 210 checks which category of application has similar price, similar location and similar time with a corresponding category of application in order to recommend a best application programming interface.
[0074] Going further, the recommendation engine 210 includes a location based engine 210a, a time based engine 210b and a location based engine 210c. Moreover, the location based engine 210a continuously checks for the one or more locations associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. The location based engine 210a provides a feedback related to the one or more locations which are suitable for the application developer where the one or more services will generate larger revenue. Moreover, the location based engine 210a recommends the one or more application programming interfaces or the one or more applications which provide services at one or more desired locations for each of the corresponding application developer.
[0075] In addition, the time based engine 210b continuously checks for one or more timings associated with each of the plurality of applications 104. The one or more timings are checked for determining a range of the time of the one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications 104. The time based engine 210b checks for the one or more applications which are having similar timings with the corresponding application for which the recommendation has to be performed. Moreover, the time based engine 210b recommends the one or more application programming interfaces or the one or more applications which provide services during a desired range of timings for each of the corresponding application developer.
[0076] Further, the price based engine 210c continuously checks the price associated with the one or more services provided by each of the plurality of applications 104. Also, the price based engine 210c checks the price associated with the one or more services provided by each of the distinct category of application which are suitable for linking with the corresponding application. The price based engine 210c checks for the one or more applications which are having prices in similarity with the corresponding application for which the recommendation has to be done. Moreover, the price based engine 210c recommends the one or more application which provides the one or more services at a particular desired range of prices for each of the corresponding application developer.
[0077] Further, the location base engine 210a, the time based engine 210b and the price based engine 210c work collectively for recommending the one or more application programming interfaces to each of the plurality of application developers 102. The recommending is done based on the location and the price. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommending is done based on the location and the time. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommending is done based on the price and the time.
[0078] For example, the application integration and recommendation system 110 integrates an application programming interface API1 associated with an application developer A and integrates an application programming interfaces API2 associated with an application developer B. The application programming interface API1 is a food service based application and the application programming interface API2 is a taxi service based application. The recommendation engine 210 recommends the application developer A with an application programming interface API3 and an application programming interface API4 associated with a taxi service category and recommends the application developer B with an application programming interface API5 and an application programming interface API6 associated with a home services category.
[0079] Moreover, the cross linking engine 212 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured for enabling cross linking of the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 with the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the one or more categories of applications. In addition, the cross linking is done in real time based on the set of rules. Further, the application programming interface associated with a first category of application is cross linked with the recommended application programming interface associated with a second category of application. Furthermore, the first category of application is distinct from the second category of application.
[0080] Also, the application programming interface associated with the first category of application is cross linked with a recommended plurality of application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications. Accordingly, the first category of application is distinct from each of the plurality of categories of application. In addition, each category of application of the plurality of categories of application is a distinct category of application.
[0081] In addition, a selective number of the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with the corresponding application programming interface based on a pre-defined set of rules. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with each of the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the second category of application based on the pre-defined set of rules. Moreover, the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the first category of application are cross linked with the one or more application programming interfaces associated with the plurality of categories of applications. Further, the first category of application is distinct from each of the plurality of categories of applications. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each category of application of the plurality of categories of applications is a distinct category of application.
[0082] The pre-defined set of rules are defined based on a current location of a user accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104, a current time of accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104, a gender of the user accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104 and an age of the user accessing the one or more applications of the plurality of applications 104. The pre-defined set of rules is set by an administrator associated with the application integration and recommendation system 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pre-defined set of rules is set by the application developer associated each of the plurality of applications 104.
[0083] In addition, the location based rule is defined for checking availability of service each of the plurality of applications 104 in a particular area where each of the plurality of applications is accessed. Moreover, the time based rule is defined checking availability of services associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 on a current time of accessing the plurality of applications 104. Further, the gender based rules and the age based rule is defined for users belonging to a specific gender and age group who have accessed the plurality of applications 104.
[0084] The pre-defined set of rules set by both the administrator of the application integration and recommendation system 110 and the application developer associated with each of the plurality of applications 104 are taken into account by the cross linking engine 212 for performing the cross linking of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces. Furthermore, the cross linking engine 212 takes a decision for linking the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with a particular common category of applications with the application programming interface associated with another particular common category of applications in real time.
[0085] In addition, the cross linking is performed for enabling each application developer to utilize services of other application developers through their application programming interfaces in order to enable the plurality of users to access services of various applications on a single application. Also, the number of applications currently providing service through the single application is based on the pre-defined set of rules. Moreover, the application integration and recommendation system 110 enables each application developer to deal with another application developer through the application programming interfaces 106a.
[0086] Continuing the above stated example, the cross linking engine 212 enables cross linking of the application programming interface AP3 and the application programming interface AP4 to the application developer A and enables linking of the application programming interface API5 and the application programming interface API6.
[0087] Going further, the database 214 of the application integration and recommendation system 110 is configured to store the application programming interface associated with each of the plurality of applications 102, each of the categorized application programming interface, each of the consolidated application programming interfaces 106a, each of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces, each of the cross linked application programming interfaces and the set of rules.
[0088] It may be noted that in FIG. 2, various modules of the application integration and recommendation system 110 are shown that illustrates the working of the application integration and recommendation system 110; however those skilled in the art would appreciate that the application integration and recommendation system 110 may have more number of modules that could illustrate overall functioning of the application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0089] FIG. 3A illustrates a block diagram 300 for showing an example of the cross linking of the recommended one or more application programming interfaces associated with the corresponding category of the one or more categories of applications, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system elements of FIG. 3A, references will be made to the system elements of FIG. 1 and FIG 2. The block diagram 200 includes an application 302, an application 304, an application 306, an application 308 and an application integration and recommendation system 110.
[0090] Further, the application 302 is associated with an application programming interface 302a, the application 304 is associated with an application programming interface 304a, the application 306 is associated with an application programming interface 306a and the application 308 is associated with an application programming interface 308a. Moreover, , the application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a and the application programming interface 306a are recommended by the recommendation engine 210 for the cross linking with the application programming interface 308a.
[0091] The cross linking engine 210 cross links the application programming interface 308a with the application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a and the application programming interface 306a. In addition, the application integration and recommendation system 110 links the application programming interface 308a with the application programming interface 302a, the application programming interface 304a and the application programming interface 306a based on the set of rules.
[0092] FIG. 3B illustrates a portable communication device 314 for showing the cross linking of the recommended one or more of application programming interfaces, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system elements of FIG. 3C, references will be made to the system elements of FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A. The portable communication device 310 includes the application 308 installed on the portable communication device 310. In addition, the portable communication device 310 includes a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop and the like. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the portable communication device 310 is associated with a specific type of operating system.
[0093] Going further, the application programming interface 308a associated with the application 308 is linked with the recommended application programming interface 302a, the recommended application programming interface 304a and the recommended application programming interface 306a. In addition, the application 308 is accessed by the user of the plurality of users presently in any location and on a specified time for requesting any service. The application integration and recommendation system 110 displays the services of each of the application 302, the application 304 and the application 306 on the application 308 on a screen of the portable communication device 310. The user may choose services from any application based on his/her choice.
[0094] FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram 400 for showing an additional component of the application integration and recommendation system 110, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. The additional component of the integration and recommendation system 110 includes a rules based engine 402. In addition, the rules based engine 402 is configured to define the set of rules for enabling the cross linking of the one or more application programming interfaces.
[0095] The administrator associated with the integration and recommendation system 110 sets the set of rules through the rules based engine 402. Moreover, the set of rules is updated through the rules based engine 402. In addition, the set of rules is stored in the rules based engine 402. Further, the rules based engine 402 includes a rules repository 402a and a rules library 402b. Furthermore, the rules repository 402a stores the set of rules and the rules library 402b is used for setting the set of rules.
[0096] FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram 500 of a communication device 502, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the communication device 502 enables the hosting of the integration and recommendation system 110. The communication device 502 includes a control circuitry module 504, a storage module 506, an input/output circuitry module 308 and a communication circuitry module 510.
[0097] Going further, the communication device 502 includes any suitable type of portable electronic device. Examples of the communication device 502 include but may not be limited to a personal e-mail device (e.g., a Blackberry.TM. made available by Research in Motion of Waterloo, Ontario), a personal data assistant ("PDA"), a cellular telephone, a Smartphone, the laptop computer, and the tablet computer. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device 502 can be a desktop computer.
[0098] From the perspective of this disclosure, the control circuitry module 506 includes any processing circuitry or processor operative to control the operations and performance of the communication device 502. For example, the control circuitry module 206 may be used to run operating system applications, firmware applications, media playback applications, media editing applications, or any other application. In an embodiment, the control circuitry module 506 drives a display and process inputs received from the user interface. From the perspective of this disclosure, the storage module 508 includes one or more storage mediums including a hard-drive, solid state drive, flash memory, permanent memory such as ROM, any other suitable type of storage component, or any combination thereof. The storage module 508 may store, for example, media data (e.g., music and video files), application data (e.g., for implementing functions on the communication device 502).
[0099] From the perspective of this disclosure, the I/O circuitry module 510 may be operative to convert (and encode/decode, if necessary) analog signals and other signals into digital data. In an embodiment, the I/O circuitry module 510 may also convert the digital data into any other type of signal and vice-versa. For example, the I/O circuitry module 510 may receive and convert physical contact inputs (e.g., from a multi-touch screen), physical movements (e.g., from a mouse or sensor), analog audio signals (e.g., from a microphone), or any other input. The digital data may be provided to and received from the control circuitry module 506, the storage module 508 or any other component of the communication device 502.
[00100] It may be noted that the I/O circuitry module 510 is illustrated in FIG. 5 as a single component of the communication device 502; however those skilled in the art would appreciate that several instances of the I/O circuitry module 510 may be included in the communication device 502.
[00101] The communication device 502 may include any suitable interface or component for allowing the user to provide inputs to the I/O circuitry module 510. The communication device 502 may include any suitable input mechanism. Examples of the input mechanism include but may not be limited to a button, keypad, dial, a click wheel, and a touch screen. In an embodiment, the communication device 502 may include a capacitive sensing mechanism, or a multi-touch capacitive sensing mechanism.
[00102] In an embodiment, the communication device 502 may include specialized output circuitry associated with output devices such as, for example, one or more audio outputs. The audio output may include one or more speakers built into the communication device 502, or an audio component that may be remotely coupled to the communication device 502. The one or more speakers can be mono speakers, stereo speakers, or a combination of both. The audio component can be a headset, headphones or ear buds that may be coupled to the communication device 502 with a wire or wirelessly. In an embodiment, the I/O circuitry module 510 may include display circuitry for providing a display visible to the user. For example, the display circuitry may include a screen (e.g., an LCD screen) that is incorporated in the communication device 502.
[00103] The display circuitry may include a movable display or a projecting system for providing a display of content on a surface remote from the communication device 502 (e.g., a video projector). In an embodiment, the display circuitry may include a coder/decoder to convert digital media data into the analog signals. For example, the display circuitry may include video Codecs, audio Codecs, or any other suitable type of Codec.
[00104] The display circuitry may include display driver circuitry, circuitry for driving display drivers or both. The display circuitry may be operative to display content. The display content can include media playback information, application screens for applications implemented on the electronic device, information regarding ongoing communications operations, information regarding incoming communications requests, or device operation screens under the direction of the control circuitry module 506. Alternatively, the display circuitry may be operative to provide instructions to a remote display.
[00105] In addition, the communication device 502 includes the communication circuitry module 512. The communication circuitry module 512 may include any suitable communication circuitry operative to connect to a communication network and to transmit communications (e.g., voice or data) from the communication device 502 to other devices within the communications network. The communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to interface with the communication network using any suitable communication protocol. Examples of the communication protocol include but may not be limited to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth RTM, radio frequency systems, infrared, LTE, GSM, GSM plus EDGE, CDMA, and quadband.
[00106] In an embodiment, the communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to create a communications network using any suitable communications protocol. For example, the communication circuitry module 512 may create a short-range communication network using a short-range communications protocol to connect to other devices. For example, the communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to create a local communication network using the Bluetooth, RTM protocol to couple the communication device 502 with a Bluetooth, RTM headset.
[00107] It may be noted that the computing device is shown to have only one communication operation; however, those skilled in the art would appreciate that the communication device 502 may include one more instances of the communication circuitry module 512 for simultaneously performing several communication operations using different communication networks. For example, the communication device 502 may include a first instance of the communication circuitry module 512 for communicating over a cellular network, and a second instance of the communication circuitry module 512 for communicating over Wi-Fi or using Bluetooth RTM.
[00108] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the same instance of the communication circuitry module 512 may be operative to provide for communications over several communication networks. In an embodiment, the communication device 502 may be coupled to a host device for data transfers, syncing the communication device 502, software or firmware updates, providing performance information to a remote source (e.g., providing riding characteristics to a remote server) or performing any other suitable operation that may require the communication device 502 to be coupled to the host device. Several computing devices may be coupled to a single host device using the host device as a server. Alternatively or additionally, the communication device 502 may be coupled to the several host devices (e.g., for each of the plurality of the host devices to serve as a backup for data stored in the communication device 502).
[00109] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present technology have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present technology to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present technology and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present technology and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present technology.
[00110] While several possible embodiments of the invention have been described above and illustrated in some cases, it should be interpreted and understood as to have been presented only by way of illustration and example, but not by limitation. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments.