Service discovery and automatic configuration

Described is a technology by which a client discovers services (e.g., Internet services) via a service listing server, and upon selecting a service, the client and/or service are automatically configured to couple to one another such that the client may host the service. In one example, a client inc...

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Main Authors SATKUNANATHAN LINGAN, WATSON ERIC B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.02.2008
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Described is a technology by which a client discovers services (e.g., Internet services) via a service listing server, and upon selecting a service, the client and/or service are automatically configured to couple to one another such that the client may host the service. In one example, a client includes or is associated with a mechanism that couples to the server listing server that maintains information regarding services, and communicates with that server to request available services. The service listing server returns a list, from which the client selects a service and returns configuration information needed by the service to be hosted. The service listing server evaluates and may modify the client configuration information as necessary to make the client compatible with the selected service. The client applies the modified configuration information to at least one client application or resource to configure the client for hosting the service.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060506234