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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Julian Wray West, North Hampton, NH (US);
Eric J. Martin, Chester, NH (US);
Rajesh K. Mishra, Westford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Julian Wray West, North Hampton, NH (US);
Eric J. Martin, Chester, NH (US);
Rajesh K. Mishra, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Communications Acquisitions, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/247 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/253 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/247 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04M 1/2535 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04M 7/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes sending a request for network services to plural devices, where the request identifies the network services using a self-describing data structure, and receiving a response to the request from at least one device, where the response identifies which of the network services are supported by the at least one device.