1071 results about "Service discovery" patented technology

A system is provided that includes a network entity, such as a packet data switching node (PDSN), and a terminal capable of establishing a data-link connection with the network entity, such as after setting up a physical-layer connection with the network entity. After the data-link connection is established, the network entity and the terminal can configure a network-layer protocol such that data formatted in accordance with the network-layer protocol can thereafter be sent between the terminal and the network entity over the data-link connection. Then, during configuration of the network-layer protocol, the terminal can discover at least one service available to the terminal by receiving, from the network entity, a listing of the at least one available service. The listing of each available service includes an address of a provider of the available service and a port number and / or pathname for accessing the service at the provider.

A method includes receiving, at a network node, a device-to-device D2D discovery request from a first device and sending a D2D discovery response from the network node to the first device. The D2D discovery response includes information associated with a second device that is available to establish a D2D connection with the first device. The network node may perform inquiries regarding D2D connection permission from both devices. If D2D connection is permitted by both devices, the network node may facilitate the D2D scanning by sending each device's scanning information to the other device via a non-D2D link. In parallel to D2D scanning, the network node may speed up D2D link setup by distributing, via non-D2D links, link setup information to each device, where the link setup information may include device credential(s), IP address allocation(s), and / or group owner assignment.

A portable gateway apparatus communicates with devices coupled to a first network and devices coupled to at least a second network. The gateway provides an interface to a mobile phone to discover services / devices within both the first and the at least second networks and interacts with them. The mobile phone includes a service / content directory enabling a user to select preferred services. The gateway conducts service discovery to identify services and devices responsive to the user request. The services and description are provided to the user for selection, after which a service-specific interface is displayed to enable the mobile phone to control the execution of the discovered services.

Methods and apparatus that enable solicited access to a secure wireless network having complex security protocols. In one embodiment, such solicited access is performed using a streamlined or reduced number of user actions and includes an exemplary active / passive scanning protocol and use of an optimized service discovery protocol (SDP).

A service discovery protocol may allow clients in a distributed computing environment to search for services. Service providers (or a listener agent) may respond to search requests by publishing or providing corresponding service advertisements or URIs to corresponding service advertisements. When a service provider responds to a discovery search request (either directly or through a listener agent), the provider may choose to publish a protected or an un-protected (complete) advertisement. A protected advertisement may include the set of information necessary to obtain a complete advertisement. Publishing a protected advertisement may force the client to obtain a valid credential from an authentication service before receiving the complete un-protected advertisement from the service provider. A complete un-protected advertisement is needed to create a message endpoint for accessing the service. Forcing clients to obtain a valid credential before receiving an advertisement may provide an additional level of security for the service provider. The security credential that may need to be obtained to receive the complete advertisement may also be used to construct a message gate to communicate with the service where the gate embeds the security credential in each message to the service.

A service discovery protocol may allow clients in a distributed computing environment to search for services using flexible search criteria. A client may send a search message that may be formatted in a data representational language and may include search criteria. The search criteria may specify a service name or a service type or both a service name and a service type. The search criteria may be compared to advertisements for services within the distributed computing environment to find advertisements that match the search criteria. An advertisement may be a document in the data representation language that provides access information for a corresponding service. The client may receive one or more search response messages indicating one or more advertisements that match the search criteria. The client may obtain and advertisement for a located service and may use the advertisement to construct a message gate to communicate with the service according to messages defined by the advertisement.

Discovery of services between devices is provided prior to establishing a connection between devices, including wireless-enabled devices or devices that are communicatively coupled to wireless access points. Discovering services prior to establishing a connection may facilitate finding a desired service. The services that may be discovered may be, for example, print services, camera services, PDA services or any other suitable services. Services may be discovered using 802.11, UWB or any other suitable wireless technology. As one example, particular services may be requested. As another example, services that are provided by a device may be advertised.

A security device for a home network and a security configuration method thereof. The security device for the home network includes a user interface to send at least one request signal that includes a device register request signal to register a home appliance to the home network; a public key generator to generate a public key and a password used for security configuration of the home network; a home appliance interface to interface with the home appliance; and a controller to control the home appliance interface to transmit the public key and the password to the home appliance, and the controller to control to register the home appliance to the home network according to a service discovery protocol when the device register request signal is received from the user interface. Accordingly, the security configuration of the home network can be facilitated.

The present invention is a method for providing services for a mobile ad hoc network, which includes receiving a service discovery request of a client node of the network. The method further includes directing the service discovery request to at least one node of the mobile ad hoc network. The method further includes receiving a service discovery request response from a node included in the at least one node, the response indicating that a service providing node is present within the network and is capable of providing the requested service. The method further includes determining a data transfer route for connecting the service providing node with the client node. The method further includes transmitting a service reservation request to the service providing node, wherein the service reservation request specifies a future time that a service is to be provided to the client node.

A method and an apparatus in a short range wireless communication stores a list of keywords and a type list of information indicative of content and services available at an Access Point. A user terminal creates and stores a similar list of keyword and types. The user requests the keyword and types from the Access Point. This list is transmitted to the user within the service discovery protocol during connection set-up. The user Keyword list and Types are matched to the Access point Keywords and Types list to determine if a session should be established or terminated. The Access point may also connect to the terminal to obtain a list of the terminal Keywords and Types to determine if content is available to push to the terminal.

The present invention can include a communication system having a plurality of portable devices being communicatively linked via an ad-hoc, wireless network such that each portable device functions in a peer-to-peer fashion. Each portable device can include a communication architecture including an application configured to control service discovery, usage, and advertising, a service manager and a micro-hypertext transfer protocol server. The service manager can be configured to discover services provided by other ones of the portable devices, and register and advertise services provided by the portable device within which the service manager is disposed, under control of the application. The micro-hypertext transfer protocol server can be configured to send and receive queries to facilitate service discovery, usage, and advertising.

A centralized service discovery process performed in a data or telecommunications network collects a list of services available to user terminal equipment connected to a network based on user-specific data (e.g., the user's identification and preferences, the location and capabilities of the user terminal equipment). The list of services is then communicated to the user. The list of services may include home environment (HE) services the user is authorized to receive by a home network, and value-added services being offered to the user by the home network, a visited network, or third party service platforms. Both application and bearer services may further be collected in the list of available services. The service discovery process can be integrated in wireless and wireline networks, or implemented in a stand-alone service enabler.

A system and method of performing device detection and service discovery in a mobile ad hoc communications network, each network node storing a local application directory. One of the network nodes is selected to be a directory server node that stores a combined application directory. The directory server node sends an inquiry message to a listening node when the listening node enters the coverage area of the directory server node. The listening node sends a notification message to the directory server node that includes the local application directory stored in the listening node. The directory server node compares the received local application directory to the combined application directory and updates the combined application directory accordingly. The directory server node sends an update message to each network node by sending an update portion of the combined application directory. Each network node updates the local application directories accordingly.

A service translation proxy provides a variety of translation services during the service discovery and subsequent service consumption phase. The service translation proxy receives a service request in accordance with one particular Service Description Protocol (SDP) and optionally translates the service request into the correct SDP as required using the appropriate service discovery interface. In addition, session description, session media, and session transport translations are implemented by the service translation proxy as required to support the service.

An ontology-based ad hoc service discovery system includes a local service cache, a cache manager, a service description unit, a query processor, a service semantic inference unit and a node daemon. The local service cache restores a service ontology by collecting class information of all services advertised on an ad hoc network and stores the service ontology. The cache manager manages the local service cache and performs various preset operations on the cache. The service description unit stores a description of a corresponding service for use in initializing the local service cache. The query processor starts performing a semantic based service query protocol by receiving a service query from a user or an application program. The service semantic inference unit inspects whether the service query transmitted from a client is coincident with the content of the service. The node daemon performs a service cache synchronization protocol with neighboring nodes.

The present invention refers to a method for extending replicated service discovery information for determining the availability of requested remote services in a client / server-based network environment (400), wherein each of a multiplicity of client terminals (402) is connected to a single file and / or application server (404, 405) of a specific service provider via a wireless multi-hop network which is based on a store-and-forward messaging principle, i.e. a wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) based on Bluetooth technology. Thereby, said service discovery information is needed for a selection of the optimal service provider. The method comprises the steps of providing (S1) network distance information indicating the number of intermediate network nodes (406) acting as forwarding servers for accessing remotely accessible services between a client terminal (402) and a number of file and / or application servers (404, 405) within said wireless wireless multi-hop network and selecting (S2) a requested remote service running on a file and / or application server (404) of a specific service provider at a network distance in the physical proximity of the respective client terminal (402) which can be reached from said client terminal (402) with a minimum of forwarding delay based on said network distance information. According to one embodiment of the invention, service discovery information is dynamically adapted (S3) to information concerning varying resource availability and / or changing link characteristics within said wireless multi-hop network. In this connection, cached service discovery information is marked as active (S3a) only as long as a file and / or application server (404, 405) participates in a wireless communication session with the respective client terminal (402) and marked as inactive (S3b) after the connection between said server (404, 405) and the respective client terminal (402) is closed and a predefined time-out period has expired, thereby discarding (S3c) outdated service discovery information. According to a further embodiment, information indicating the usage of requested remote services is taken into account during the process of selecting (S2) a specific remote service.

A mobile, wireless terminal contains apparatus for creating, editing and storing user personalized profiles for access by inquiring terminals in a short-range communication system. The mobile, wireless terminal contains databases for storing standardized format profiles containing user contact information, standardized format profiles of user interests and user or manufacturer defined profiles. The personalized profiles are stored in a single record of a Service Discovery Protocol database. Screen display apparatus in the mobile terminal displays indexes and contents of the profiles for user access in creating, editing and storing user profiles. The mobile terminal includes apparatus responsive to SDP inquires from inquiring terminals for access to and acquisition of the user defined personalized profiles.

Discovery of services between devices is provided prior to establishing a connection between devices, including wireless-enabled devices or devices that are communicatively coupled to wireless access points or other wireless communication devices. Discovering services prior to establishing a connection may facilitate finding a desired service. The services that may be discovered may be, for example, print services, camera services, PDA services or any other suitable services. Services may be discovered using 802.11, UWB or any other suitable wireless technology. As one example, particular services may be requested. As another example, services that are provided by a device may be advertised.

A system and method for the establishment and maintenance of wireless network, such as wireless network enabling access to the World Wide Web. The network can be created by its users as part of social network activity. The users are using automated resources discovery, verification and mapping as a comprehensive wireless resources search engine. Once few locations are mapped as wireless service “hot spots,” the service area can be expanded as users keep discovering and mapping more resources. These existing wireless Internet access resources could be mined by users to create spontaneous wireless network providing wide area high-speed data service.

Apparatus and method are provided for distributing service domain reachability information across domain boundaries, thereby allowing domain management systems to determine routing for cross-domain services even when the domains have different technologies or administrators. A Service Domain Manager within each domain advertises to neighbouring domains which services it supports. A domain which receives such advertisements forwards the advertisement on to other domains. Each SDM builds a routing information table which specifies the service, the domain, the next hop, and optionally user defined metrics. The routing information table does not include end-point addresses, in order to keep the size of the table manageable. In this way, the NMS of each domain obtains an end-to-end view of service routes.

A method for playing music, the method includes providing a plurality of devices on a wireless local area network, bringing a new device into a range of the wireless local area network, and receiving a list of devices that are on the local area network at the new device from a server not on the local area network.

Providing a software distribution service via ad hoc peer-to-peer networks involves configuring a first device to offer a peer-to-peer software distribution service that facilitates access to a plurality of programs. The peer-to-peer software distribution service is advertised via the first device using a service discovery protocol of an ad hoc peer-to-peer network. At least one query for a description of the peer-to-peer software distribution service from a target device of the ad hoc peer-to-peer network is received at the first device in response to advertising the peer-to-peer software distribution service. Downloading of a program to the target device is facilitated via the peer-to-peer software distribution service. The program is selected from the plurality of programs and capable of operating on a processor of the target device.

A method is provided for designing and developing an SOA solution that comprises implementing a business process layer having a first set of architectural building blocks (ABBs) and configured to perform service composition and service decomposition; implementing a service component layer having a second set of ABBs and configured to perform service integration and service invocation; implementing a service layer having a third set of ABBs and configured to perform service discovery and service aggregation; integrating the business process layer, the service component layer, and the service layer; and specifying a set of characteristics of the first, second, and third sets of ABBs to be reconfigurable based upon extensible rules.

Service Discovery (SD) agent (208) provides uniform and integrated service discovery operation, whereby a default connection to SD Engine (SDE) (224) may be automatically initiated to aid in service discovery. User agents (UA) (214-216) are installed to implement the various SDP interfaces (314-324) as required. Canonical query transform (310) transforms user queries from query generation tool (302) to the appropriate protocol as needed for SD interfaces (314-324). Likewise, service discovery results from the SD interfaces are translated by canonical query transform (310) into user friendly results for ultimate display to user interface (326).

Some embodiments teach an apparatus for determining a proximity of one or more first Bluetooth devices. The apparatus can include: (a) at least one Bluetooth base station with (1) a Bluetooth transmitter configured to transmit one or more service discovery requests to the one or more first Bluetooth devices; and (2) a Bluetooth receiver configured to receive one or more responses from the one or more first Bluetooth devices to the one or more service discovery requests; and (b) a computational module configured to run on one or more processors and further configured to determine one or more approximate distances between the at least one Bluetooth base station and the one or more first Bluetooth devices based on the one or more responses from the one or more first Bluetooth devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A portable gateway apparatus communicates with devices coupled to a first network and devices coupled to at least a second network. The gateway provides an interface to a mobile phone to discover services / devices within both the first and the at least second networks and interacts with them. The mobile phone includes a service / content directory enabling a user to select preferred services. The gateway conducts service discovery to identify services and devices responsive to the user request. The services and description are provided to the user for selection, after which a service-specific interface is displayed to enable the mobile phone to control the execution of the discovered services.