Patent ID: 8126982

Claim:
A method for performing service discovery in a pervasive wireless network comprising a plurality of devices including a network device and other devices, wherein lists are maintained and updated for services that are available from the plurality of devices connected to the pervasive network, the method comprising the network device: accessing a remote device to obtain information for establishment of a connection to the remote device; establishing a connection to the remote device whereby the remote device joins the pervasive wireless network; retrieving from the remote device service information related to services provided by the remote device, connection information for configuring connections to the remote device and service usage information for using the services; updating a list of all network services at said network device based on retrieved service information; and forwarding the retrieved service information to the other network devices for said other network devices to perform updating of lists of services available from the plurality of devices connected to the pervasive network based on the received information.