Patent ID: 6574678
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for installing at least one service of at least one external device in a data processor, wherein said at least one service can be used to control the functions of said external device from the data processor, in which method a local area link is established in order to transfer information between said data processor and at least one said external device, wherein:said external devices are identified, on the basis of the identification it is defined from at least one of the identified external devices what services are available in it, and on the basis of this information, at least one service packet is installed in the data processor, which service packet contains at least one of said services available in said identified external device; wherein the data processor comprises: a data processor service table, which contains information on the services installed in the data processor, and for each external device, an external device service table which contains information on the services available for the external device; wherein when installing service packets at least the following are performed: examining where the service packet can be accessed, examining which services contained in the service packet are available in said external device, and adding the identifications of the services available in the data processor service table and in the service table of said external device; wherein in the installation of the services contained in the service packet, filtering is also performed, in which is determined whether the use of the service under installation is allowed in said external device.