Patent ID: 7080078
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: a client accessing a space service according to a schema for the space service, wherein the space service is operable to store one or more service advertisements in a space, wherein each of the service advertisements comprises information which is usable to access a corresponding service, and wherein the space service is configured to provide functions to manage or access the one or more service advertisements in the space, wherein the functions of the space service are invoked according to the schema for the space service which specifies one or more messages for invoking functions of the space service, and wherein the schema specifies messages usable to read advertisements from the space and publish advertisements in the space; the client selecting one of the service advertisements from the space; and the client using the information from the selected service advertisement to execute the corresponding service.