Method for wide area network service location
US6446108B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a client to locate a particular service from a service provider on wide area computer networks. The method includes multicasting of an advertisement from a service provider, which advertisement is detected by a Service Broker and in turn multicast into the wide area computer network. A client queries the network when seeking a particular service and receives in turn the address of the Broker and a Server to obtain the service desired.
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