Service directory
US8706856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5055
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Service endpoints that provide services to client devices send registration data to a service directory service. The registration data includes addresses that client devices can use to access the service endpoints along with descriptive data that describes the services that each endpoint provides, along with other information such as version numbers of applications that are supported by the service endpoints, and whether the service endpoints are running an experiment. Client devices request a manifest from the service directory service. Each request includes client metadata that describes the requesting client device. The service directory service uses the registration data and the client metadata to generate a manifest for the client device that identifies the services that the client may access and an address that the client may use to access each service.
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