Patent ID: 8819168

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a device, a request from at least a second device for information associated with a link to content, the request including the link to content; responsive to receiving the request, ascertaining, at the device, one or more sources from which to obtain the information wherein at least one of the one or more sources is associated with an address other than an address to which the link points; sending, from the device, at least one request to the one or more sources for the information; receiving, at the device, the information from at least one of the one or more sources; generating, at the device, at least one response including at least some of the information in a consumable format, wherein said generating at least one response includes an ability to: identify at least one service object contained within the information; and add, within the at least one response, one or more properties associated with the at least one service object, and wherein the consumable format comprises JavaScript Object Notation (JSON); and returning, from the device, the at least one or more response to the at least second device, wherein the device is remote from the at least second device.