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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Ron Mevissen, Kerkrade, NL;
Ron Mevissen, Kerkrade, NL;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An object-oriented programming framework allows developers to write applications for services and devices that are automatically 'discoverable' by applications associated with other devices and services on a network. An attribute is added to a class in an application or web service object and an associated, generic discoverable base class is appended to the application to make the application discoverable on the network. The discovery framework imposes minimal requirements on the application in which it is embedded, so nearly every application can be converted into a 'discoverable' application. The discovery protocol-dependent details are hidden from the application itself, so exchanging the discovery protocol can be done without affecting the application.