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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Leszek Mazur, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam C. Depue, Redmond, WA (US);
Dean P. Paron, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kevin T. Damour, Bellevue, WA (US);
Neil Scott Fishman, Bothell, WA (US);
Leszek Mazur, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam C. DePue, Redmond, WA (US);
Dean P. Paron, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kevin T. Damour, Bellevue, WA (US);
Neil Scott Fishman, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer communicates with a referral server according to a web service definition to select and audit performance of an internet service. The computer sends and receives messages requesting internet services available in a geographic region and the message includes an identifier where the computer is located. Other received messages indicating available services including, top-level-domains, currency, and languages available in the geographic region. For example, for domain name services, messages include top-level domains, and for other services, messages include currency, languages, etc. Messages include a list of providers available in the geographic region, and for each provider in the list, a provider name, a description of provider services, or a provider URL. The computer sends other messages that audited selected provider performance including, a provider selected to provide an internet service, an indication of successful transaction, an indication of successful configuration, or an indication of failure.