Patent ID: 8104071
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A Discovery Service device (IdP-DS) suitable for holding a resource offering associated with an attribute of a given user and for providing the resource offering to a web service consumer server (WSC), the attribute being available at a web service provider server (WSP) and the resource offering comprising a reference to address the web service provider server, the Discovery Service device comprising: an input unit for receiving a query from the web service consumer server asking for a resource offering; and an output unit for providing the resource offering to the web service consumer server; and a processing unit for determining that user's consent by a second user other than the given user is required before obtaining the attributes of the given user from the web service provider server; the output unit including means for providing towards the web service consumer server an indication on that user's consent by a second user other than the given user is required; and the output unit comprises means for providing a resource offering of an Interaction Service being an intermediate entity that allows interactions between the WSP and the second user to ask for the user's consent.