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SELECTING POLICY FOR COMPATIBLE COMMUNICATION

  • US 20070294743A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2006
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. At a computer system, a method for selecting communication options for communicating with another computer system, the method comprising:

  • an act of accessing a first hierarchical policy document corresponding to the computer system, the first hierarchal policy document arranged in a hierarchical format to describe compatible combinations of communication options appropriate for communicating with the computer system, communication options higher in the hierarchical format providing context for related communication options lower in the hierarchical format;

    an act of accessing a second hierarchical policy document corresponding to the other computer system, the second hierarchal policy document arranged in a hierarchical format to describe compatible combinations of communication options appropriate for communicating with the other computer system, communication options higher in the hierarchical format providing context for related communication options lower in the hierarchical format;

    an act of matching a portion of the first hierarchical policy document to corresponding portion of the second hierarchical policy document for a specified communication option;

    an act of recursively matching a second lower portion of the first hierarchical policy document to a corresponding second lower portion of the second hierarchical policy document for a corresponding specified communication sub-option of the specified communication option in the context of the specified communication option; and

    an act of determining that compatible communication between the computer system and the other computer system is possible using the specified communication option along with the corresponding communication sub-option.

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