Apparatus and method for providing downloadable code for use in communicating with a device in a distributed system
US6560656B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Downloading code for communicating with a device that joins a network. When the device joins the network, it transmits a multicast packet including a reference to code for use in communicating with the device. Receivers in the network use the reference to download the code for constructing objects to communicate with the device, and the receivers respond with a reference to a lookup service in the network. Using the reference from the receivers, the device registers with the lookup service.
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