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PROVIDING A SERVICE FROM AN APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER TO A CLIENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20080052396A1
  • Filed: 08/22/2006
  • Published: 02/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing a service from an application service provider to a client in a communications system including a communication interface coupling the client and the application service provider, the method comprising the steps of:

  • defining services provided by the service provider;

    defining services desired by the client;

    encapsulating the services defined by the client in Extensible Markup Language (XML) metadata;

    collecting the XML metadata from the client;

    comparing the client XML metadata against the defined services provided by the service provider; and

    upon the finding of a substantial match of service between the client metadata and the defined services provided by the service provider in the comparing step, providing the substantially matched service from the service provider to the client.

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