Patent ID: 8886703
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing access to capabilities of intelligent devices located within a system, the method comprising: receiving, at a management access point, a first type request to register an availability within the system of one or more additional capabilities provided by a second intelligent device that is integrated into the system, wherein the management access point serves as an access point to the system and to the devices integrated within the system; in response to receiving the first type request, registering the one or more additional capabilities within a listing of available capabilities supported by the system; advertising the one or more additional capabilities among the available capabilities of the system; and in response to receiving a second type request from an external requestor for access to a capability from among the one or more additional capabilities of the second intelligent device that is available as a part of the system capabilities, the management access point: wherein the management access point is pre-configured to support specific capabilities and is programmed to operate as a facilitator for establishing and maintaining the communication session and for passing information and data between the second intelligent device integrated within a same system as the management access point and an external requestor that submits a second type request for access to an advertised capability of the system that is an additional capability provided by the second intelligent device, which device has capabilities that the management access point is not pre-configured to support.