Patent ID: 7206788
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a computer network, a method performed by a schema-based service for identity-based access to device data, the method comprising, providing an identity-based device schema for access to the device data based upon an associated identity of a user, the identity-based device schema defining how requests to the service are structured and defining device-related elements for structuring logical device documents; providing a plurality of logical device documents associated with respective users, where each logical device document is structured with elements in conformance with the identity-based schema and each describes characteristics or properties of a computing device of its associated user; receiving a data access request directed to device information of a user identified by identity information included with the request, where the request comprises markup language that conforms to the identity-based schema; and in response to the data access request, accessing a logical device document of the requested user based on the identity information included with the request, and manipulating the logical device document.