Patent ID: 7930372

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for a staged integration of a remote entity and the simultaneous of services, the computer-implemented method comprising: responsive to detecting an unknown node, publishing a first event; responsive to receiving the first published event, initiating discovery of the unknown node; responsive to successfully completing the discovery of the unknown node, publishing a second event; responsive to receiving the second event, initiating verification of basic software services offered by the unknown node; responsive to successfully completing the verification of basic software services offered by the unknown node, publishing a third event; responsive to receiving the third published event, initiating verification of basic hardware services offered by the unknown node; responsive to successfully completing the verification of basic hardware services offered by the unknown node, publishing a fourth event; responsive to receiving the fourth published event; initiating verification of extended hardware services offered by the unknown node; and responsive to successfully completing the verification of extended hardware services offered by the unknown node, publishing a fifth event.