Processing operations associated with resources on a local network
US7292579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2854
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Preferred embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for processing operations associated with resources on a local network. Aspect of the invention include receiving periodic messages containing resource information from network devices connected to the local network, wherein the resource information includes user-requestable services offered by the network device, and data stored by the network device having a mime type. The resource information from each of the messages and a timestamp are stored in a repository. From the stored timestamp and resource information it can be determined which user-requestable services and data having a mime type were available on the network over a predetermined time period. A view of the user-requestable services and data having a mime type that were available on the network over the predetermined period can then be generated, thereby enabling generation of current, past, and dynamic views of the user-requestable services offered by devices connected to the network and the data having a mime type stored by the devices. In a further embodiment, the system enables operations associated with the resources to be performed or scheduled at…
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