Patent application EP16306326A (EP), filed 2016-10-07
Publication number: EP3306896A1
Title: ACCESS TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY A DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE SYSTEM
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an entity referred to as Client, configured to: - support access to services provided by a distributed data storage system, via at least one service end point allocated to the Client by an entity referred to as Service Discovery Function based on at least one of: Client requirements, and conditions at the distributed data storage system.
IPC codes: H04L  29/    08            A I
H04L  67/    10            A I
H04L  67/  1097            A I
H04L  67/   306            A I
H04L  67/    51            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An entity referred to as Client, configured to:
number: 2
text: An entity according to claim 1, wherein:
number: 3
text: An entity according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:
number: 4
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein:
number: 5
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein:
number: 6
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 5, configured to:
number: 7
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 6, configured to:
number: 8
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 7, configured to:
number: 9
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 8, configured to:
number: 10
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 9, configured to perform at least one of:
number: 11
text: An entity according to any of claims 1 to 10, configured to perform at least one of:
number: 12
text: An entity referred to as Service Discovery Function, configured to:
number: 13
text: An entity according to claim 12, wherein:
number: 14
text: An entity according to claim 12 or 13, wherein:
number: 15
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 14, wherein:
number: 16
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 15, wherein:
number: 17
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 16, configured to:
number: 18
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 17, configured to:
number: 19
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 18, configured to:
number: 20
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 19, configured to:
number: 21
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 20, configured to:
number: 22
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 21, configured to perform at least one of:
number: 23
text: An entity according to any of claims 12 to 22, configured to perform at least one of:
number: 24
text: A method for access to services provided by a distributed data storage system, said method comprising at least one step performed by at least one of an entity referred to as Client according to any of claims 1 to 11, and an entity referred to as Service Discovery Function according to any of claims 12 to 23.
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-04-11
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2015117430A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US7843843B1
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severity: background
ref_id: US2014043993A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US7843843
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2014043993
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015117430
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2018-04-11)