Patent ID: 8060588
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A cooperative work service management apparatus comprising: a negotiator module for determining cooperative work service roles of devices connected to a network, through a predetermined election algorithm, so that a cooperative work service can be performed among the devices by using descriptions collected from the devices, and controlling operations of the devices according to the determined cooperative work service roles to process a control command transmitted from a control device connected to the network, wherein the cooperative work service comprises at least one function that is performed by at least two of the devices each of which is configured to individually perform the at least one function, and wherein the at least two devices provide the same cooperative work service in the network, wherein the same cooperative work service comprises same function that is allocated to be performed by the at least two of the devices, each of which is configured to individually perform said same function and not a supplemental portion of said same function, and wherein the negotiator module comprises at least one hardware module.