Method of proposing a service via a description document of such a service
First Claim
1. A method of proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network comprising a step of sending a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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Abstract
A method of proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network comprises a step (S11) of sending a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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32 Claims
- 1. A method of proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network comprising a step of sending a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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13. A method of analyzing, by a client computer of a communication network, a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on execution of a service, comprising for each protocol known to said client computer of the communication network, the following steps:
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extracting the description of the functionalities implemented by said protocol;
verifying that each functionality is supported by the client computer of the communication network; and
adding said protocol to a list of protocols usable for the execution of the service supplied by a server computer if all the functionalities associated with the communication protocol are supported by the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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14. A device for proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network comprising means for sending a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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15. A device for analyzing, by a client computer of a communication network, a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol including a description of at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service, comprising:
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means for extracting the description of the functionalities implemented by a protocol;
verification means adapted to verify if each functionality is supported by the client computer of the communication network; and
means for adding said protocol to a list of protocols usable for the execution of the service supplied by a server computer if all the functionalities associated with the communication protocol are supported by the client computer.
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- 18. A method of proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network, implementing at least one communication protocol, comprising a step of sending a service description document comprising information relating mandatory values associated with at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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23. A method of testing access to a service by a client computer of a communication network, on the basis of a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol comprising the following steps:
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extracting information relating to at least one functionality implemented by said protocol;
acquiring at least one mandatory value associated with said functionality on the execution of the service on the communication network; and
verifying whether the mandatory value associated with said functionality is supported by the client computer of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 31)
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25. A method of verifying compatibility of a communication protocol on the basis of a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
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extracting from the service description document a functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of the service on the communication network;
acquiring at least one mandatory value associated with said functionality in the service description document;
acquiring a description of said functionality; and
verifying whether said mandatory value is included in a list of values attributable to a property supported by said functionality. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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26. A device for proposing a service provided by a server computer in a communication network, implementing at least one communication protocol, comprising means for sending a service description document comprising information relating mandatory values associated with at least one functionality implemented by said communication protocol on the execution of said service on the communication network.
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27. A device for testing access to a service by a client computer of a communication network, on the basis of a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol, comprising:
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means for extracting information relating to at least one functionality implemented by a protocol;
means for acquiring at least one mandatory value associated with said functionality on the execution of the service on the communication network; and
verification means adapted to verify whether each mandatory value associated with said functionality is supported by the client computer of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A device for verifying compatibility of a communication protocol on the basis of a service description document comprising information relating to a communication protocol comprising:
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means for extracting from the service description document a functionality implemented by the communication protocol on the execution of the service on the communication network;
means for acquiring at least one mandatory value associated with said functionality in the service description document;
means for acquiring a description of said functionality; and
verifying means adapted to verify whether said mandatory value is included in a list of values attributable to a property supported by said functionality.
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Specification