Provider presence information

摘要

In some embodiments, a client computer includes a memory, a client presence program adapted to be located in the memory, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the memory and is adapted to execute the client presence program to receive provider presence information from an instant messaging (IM) server and to store the provider presence information in the memory. The provider presence information includes at least a provider status for at least one service provider.

主权项

1. A client device, comprising:
a memory; a presence module adapted to be located in the memory; a service directory adapted to be located in the memory; a search module adapted to be located in the memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor adapted to:
execute the presence module to configure the client device to receive service provider presence information in the service directory, wherein the service provider presence information includes at least
status information of one or more service providers andone or more service qualifying characteristics associated with the one or more service providers, wherein the one or more service qualifying characteristics include hosting environment information of at least one of the one or more service providers, wherein the hosting environment information comprises one or more of an operating system, a version of a server program, patches, libraries, and/or managed runtime environments; andexecute the search module to autonomously select, by the search module, a service provider of the one or more service providers, based at least in part on the service qualifying characteristics stored in the service directory, and send a service request to the selected service provider.