Provision of services in a network comprising coupled computers
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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) and are assigned to the respective group (9, 10).
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54 Claims
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1-34. -34. (canceled)
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35. A system for providing services within a network comprising coupled computers, wherein
the computers have storage mechanisms for storing objects, wherein the objects have first mechanisms for loading, storing and processing descriptions of groups, wherein the objects have second mechanisms for loading, storing and executing services assigned by the respective groups, wherein a group has associated with it in each case the objects that have stored the description of the respective group, wherein the description of a group determines a semantics of the services assigned to the respective group, wherein the objects have search mechanisms for conducting parallel searches within different groups for objects having services assigned to the respective group and executable by the respective objects, and wherein the objects have third mechanisms, for initiating the execution of the services which are executable by another object of the group and assigned to the respective group.
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52. A method for providing services within a network having coupled computers, the method comprising:
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storing objects by the computers;
loading, storing and processing descriptions of groups by the objects;
loading, storing and executing services assigned to the groups by the objects, wherein each group comprises such objects that have stored the description of the respective group, and wherein the description determines the semantics of the services assigned to the group;
searching in parallel by the objects within different groups for objects having the services adapted to execute by the services; and
initiating by the objects the execution of the services, the services executed by another object of the group. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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