Location-based method and system for dynamically managing network physical objects
First Claim
1. A method of managing a set of communicating objects including service provider communicating objects and service consumer communicating objects, wherein a service directory lists information relating to at least a portion of said service provider communicating objects, with respect to services accessible from at least a portion of said communicating objects and to coverage areas respectively associated with said accessible services, the method comprising:
- locating a service consumer communicating object and identifying said service consumer communicating object, determining a first list of services accessible from the service provider communicating objects listed in the directory, according to the location and the identification of the service consumer communicating object identified in relation to the services accessible from the service provider communicating objects and the coverage areas associated with said services, and initiating transmission, to the identified service consumer communicating object, of information relating to the services of said first list.
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Abstract
A service directory lists information on service provider communicating objects, on related services accessible from these communicating objects and on coverage areas associated with these services. When a service consumer communicating object is located and identified, a list of accessible services is determined depending on the location and identification of this service consumer communicating object, in relation to the directory services to the coverage areas associated therewith, and at least the transmission to the identified service consumer communicating object of information relating to the services of the determined list is triggered.
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1. A method of managing a set of communicating objects including service provider communicating objects and service consumer communicating objects, wherein a service directory lists information relating to at least a portion of said service provider communicating objects, with respect to services accessible from at least a portion of said communicating objects and to coverage areas respectively associated with said accessible services, the method comprising:
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locating a service consumer communicating object and identifying said service consumer communicating object, determining a first list of services accessible from the service provider communicating objects listed in the directory, according to the location and the identification of the service consumer communicating object identified in relation to the services accessible from the service provider communicating objects and the coverage areas associated with said services, and initiating transmission, to the identified service consumer communicating object, of information relating to the services of said first list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for managing a set of communicating objects including service provider communicating objects and service consumer communicating objects, the system comprising:
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a service directory listing information relating to at least a portion of the service provider communicating objects, with respect to services accessible from said at least some of the communicating objects and to coverage areas respectively associated with said accessible services, means of locating and identifying service consumer communicating objects, means of interpreting information for locating the service consumer communicating objects regarding coverage areas of the services listed in the directory, means of interpreting information for identifying the service consumer communication objects regarding the services listed in the directory, means of determining a list of services accessible from service provider communicating objects listed in the directory, according to results provided by the means of interpreting the information for locating and identifying the service provider communicating objects, and means for initiating transmission of information relating to the services of said first list to a service consumer communicating object. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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