Presented are systems and methods for distributing server-based services using a service development platform. The service development platform acquires server-based service data associated with a first server-based service, and parses the server-based service data. The service development platform catalogs the parsed server-based service data into a server-based service catalog that contains one or more server-based services different from the first server-based service. Additionally, the service development platform receives a request from a client device for the first server-based service indexed in the server-based service catalog, and provides the first server-based service to the client device.
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1. A method comprising: acquiring server-based service data associated with a first server-based service developed by a first application developer, the server-based service data including one or more purchase options of the first server-based service, the purchase options specified by the first application developer; parsing the server-based service data on a service development platform; cataloging the parsed server-based service data into a server-based service catalog that contains one or more server-based services different from the first server-based service; receiving a request from a client device of a second application developer for the first server-based service indexed in the server-based service catalog, the first server-based service to be used by the second application developer in developing a mobile application; determining that a purchase transaction of the first server-based service is completed by the second application developer according to the one or more purchase options associated with the first server-based service; and providing the first server-based service to the client device of the second application developer in response to the determination.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provided first server-based service can be utilized by an application running on a mobile device.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining if one or more recommended server-based services are associated with the first server-based service; and sending a prompt to the client based on the determination.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: providing one or more of the recommended server-based services to the client device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: generating a secure transaction identifier; providing the secure transaction identifier to a user of the client device; and providing the secure transaction identifier to a server-based service provider associated with the first server-based service.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server-based service data associated with the first server-based service is uploaded by the first application developer to the service development platform.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein cataloging the parsed server-based service data into a server-based service catalog includes: comparing the parsed server-based service data with terms and phrases associated with categories in the server-based service catalog; and determining a first server-based service category in the server-based service catalog based on the comparison between the parsed server-based service data and the terms and phrases associated with the categories in the server-based service catalog.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the server-based service catalog to the client device, wherein the server-based service catalog includes the first server-based service for selection.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more server-based services different from the first server-based service are available for selection.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more purchase options associated with the first server-based service comprises one or more of a onetime fee, a per use fee, period billing, a per license fee, and free download.
11. The method of claim 1 , each of the one or more purchase options associated with the first server-based service have an associated license conditioning use of the first server-based service to terms of the license.
12. A system comprising: one or more hardware processors; an interface module operable with the one or more hardware processors and configured to acquire server-based service data associated with a first server-based service developed by a first application developer, the server-based service data including one or more purchase options of the first server-based service, the purchase options specified by the first application developer; a catalog module operable with the one or more hardware processors and configured to: parse the server-based service data on a service development platform, and catalog the parsed server-based service data into a server-based service catalog that contains one or more server-based services different from the first server-based service; wherein the interface module is further configured to receive a request from a client device of a second application developer for the first server-based service indexed in the server-based service catalog, the first server-based service to be used by the second application developer in developing a mobile application; a billing module operable with the one or more hardware processors and configured to determine that a purchase transaction of the first server-based service is completed by the second application developer according to the one or more purchase options associated with the first server-based service; and a communication module operable with the one or more hardware processors and configured to provide the first server-based service to the client device of the second application developer in response to determining that the purchase transaction of the first server-based service is completed.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the provided first server-based service can be utilized by an application running on a mobile device.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the interface module is further configured to: determine if one or more recommended server-based services are associated with the first server-based service; and send a prompt to the client based on the determination.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the communication module is further configured to: provide one or more of the recommended server-based services to the client device.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the communication module is further configured to: generate a secure transaction identifier; provide the secure transaction identifier to a user of the client device; and provide the secure transaction identifier to a server-based service provider associated with the first server-based service.
17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server-based service data associated with the first server-based service is uploaded by the first application developer to the service development platform.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the catalog module is further configured to: compare the parsed server-based service data with terms and phrases associated with categories in the server-based service catalog; and determine a first server-based service category in the server-based service catalog based on the comparison between the parsed server-based service data and the terms and phrases associated with the categories in the server-based service catalog.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a service development platform, cause the service development platform to perform a method, the method comprising: acquiring server-based service data associated with a first server-based service developed by a first application developer, the server-based service data including one or more purchase options of the first server-based service, the purchase options specified by the first application developer; parsing the server-based service data on a service development platform; cataloging the parsed server-based service data into a server-based service catalog that contains one or more server-based services different from the first server-based service; receiving a request from a client device of a second application developer for the first server-based service indexed in the server-based service catalog, the first server-based service to be used by the second application developer in developing a mobile application; determining that a purchase transaction of the first server-based service is completed by the second application developer according to the one or more purchase options associated with the first server-based service; and providing the first server-based service to the client device of the second application developer in response to the determination.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the provided first server-based service can be utilized by an application running on a mobile device.
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