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Provision of services in a network comprising coupled computers

US7668910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Clemens Dinges · Herzogenaurach, DE
Dino Drinjakovic · Aachen, DE
Ulrich Epple · Eschborn, DE
Christiane Gast · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Michael Schlereth · Wilhermsdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2005
Grant date	Feb 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/329
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and a method for simplified provision of services (1, 2) within a network (3) comprising coupled computers (4, 5), wherein the computers (4, 5) have storage means (20) for storing objects (7, 8), with the objects (7, 8) having first means (21) for loading, storing and processing descriptions (11) of groups (9, 10), with the objects (7, 8) having second means (22) for loading, storing and executing services (1, 2) assigned by the respective groups (9, 10), with a group (9, 10) having associated with it in each case the objects (7, 8) that have stored the description (11) of the respective group (9, 10), with the description (11) of a group (9, 10) determining the semantics of the services (1, 2) assigned to the respective group (9, 10), with the objects (7, 8) having search means (33) for conducting parallel searches within different groups (9, 10) for objects (7, 8) having the services (1, 2) assigned to the respective group (9, 10) and executable by the respective objects (7, 8), and with the objects (7, 8) having third means (23) for initiating the execution of the services (1, 2) which can be executed by another object (7, 8) of the group (9, 10…

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