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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Jukka Parkkinen, Oulu, FI;
Mikko A. Hyvarinen, Oulu, FI;
Kari Kaarela, Oulu, FI;
Hannu Kauniskangas, Oulu, FI;
Jukka Parkkinen, Oulu, FI;
Mikko A. Hyvarinen, Oulu, FI;
Kari Kaarela, Oulu, FI;
Hannu Kauniskangas, Oulu, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method for discovering services within a social network is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a requesting node for one or more services provided by an originating node, each service comprising an access ticket for accessing the service via a social network. The method further includes determining whether the requesting node has access rights to the one or more services, and providing one or more access tickets to the requesting node upon determining that the requesting node has access rights to one or more respective services.