Patent ID: 7139569
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A service searching system that searches for a service in a distributed system wherein a range of services are distributed in a network, comprising: a wireless server device connected to the network and implementing a master search service; and a wireless terminal device implementing a slave search service, being capable of communicating with the server wirelessly, and being capable of utilizing the master search service, wherein: the wireless terminal device includes a storage means for caching at least one service object obtained through the master search service; in the case of searching for the service through the slave search service, the wireless terminal device begins by searching the at least one service object cached in the storage means; in the case of failing to detect the service in the slave search service, the wireless terminal device searches for the service through the master search service; priority data corresponding to each of at least one service object that is to be cached in the wireless terminal device is generated on the basis of at least one selected from necessity, importance and frequency in use of each of the at least one service object in the wireless terminal device; the priority data is related to each of the at least one service object and cached together; the priority data is updated according to use of the at least one service object; and when the cached at least one service object overflows in order to cache a new service object in the wireless terminal device, at least one low-priority service object is deleted on the basis of the priority data.