Discovering network services
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1. A method comprising:
- sending a request for network services to plural devices, the request identifying the network services using a self-describing data structure; and
receiving a response to the request from at least one device, the response identifying which of the network services are supported by the at least one device.
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Abstract
A method includes sending a request for network services to plural devices, where the request identifies the network services using a self-describing data structure, and receiving a response to the request from at least one device, where the response identifies which of the network services are supported by the at least one device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sending a request for network services to plural devices, the request identifying the network services using a self-describing data structure; and
receiving a response to the request from at least one device, the response identifying which of the network services are supported by the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a device on a network, comprising:
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receiving a request for network services, the request identifying the network services using a self-describing data structure; and
sending a response to the request, the response identifying which of the network services are supported by the device.
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12. One or more machine-readable media storing instructions that are executable, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:
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send a request for network services to plural devices, the request identifying the network services using a self-describing data structure; and
receive a response to the request from at least one device, the response identifying which of the network services are supported by the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. One or more machine-readable media storing instructions that are executable, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:
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receive a request for network services, the request identifying the network services using a self-describing data structure; and
send a response to the request, the response identifying which of the network services are supported by the device.
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