Patent ID: 8135796
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: a client, implemented by a computer on a network, sending a lookup message to a space, wherein the lookup message specifies desired characteristics of documents stored within the space; the client receiving a lookup response indicating identifiers of discovered documents within the space that, in addition to being stored in the space, match the desired characteristics; the client obtaining a service advertisement from the space, where the service advertisement is a document expressed in a markup language and is one of the discovered documents listed in the lookup response, wherein the space comprises a network-accessible repository which stores a plurality of service advertisements expressed in the markup language, wherein each of the plurality of service advertisements comprises a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and a markup language schema for a respective service, wherein the URI specifies a network address at which the respective service may be accessed, and wherein the markup language schema defines a message interface for accessing the respective service; and the client accessing the service according to the service advertisement, wherein