PROCEDE DE PROPOSITION D'UN SERVICE ET PROCEDE D'ANALYSE D'UN DOCUMENT DE DESCRIPTION D'UN TEL SERVICE.

摘要

A server on a communication network such as Internet proposes a service and receives a request (E10) for a description from a potential customer. The server sends a description document (E11) using Web Service Description Language which in the second part contains protocol and format data which is analyzed by the customer to establish if it will be compatible with the customer computer Independent claims are also included for the following : 1) Method of analyzing service description document by customer computer to establish whether each functionality is supported by the customer computer 2) Server equipment able to send a service description document including protocol and format information 3) Customer equipment able to extract functions from service description document and establish whether each functionality is supported by the customer computer 4) Computer which includes equipment able to propose a service 5) Computer which includes equipment able to analyze service description document bearing protocol and functionality data 6) Server computer able to propose a service 7) Customer computer for communication network able to analyze service description documents containing protocol and functionality data 8) Communication network able to operate a service proposition 9) Communication network able to operate the analytical service 10) Means of storing data which includes instructions for proposition of service program 11) Means of storing data which includes instructions for analytical program 12) Computer program which may be read by microprocessor and includes program code for working the service proposition 13) Computer program which may be read by microprocessor and includes program code for working the analytical procedure