Method and apparatus for using a directory service to facilitate centralized device naming
US7925872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4505
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a directory service to facilitate centralized device naming. The system operates by receiving a registration of a device at a computer system. Next, the system determines if the device has been registered with the directory service. If so, the system retrieves a name of the device from the directory service. If not, the system generates a device name for the device, and registers the device name with the directory service.
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