METHOD, SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES

摘要

A method for communication beween a plurality of devices connected to each other through a network, each device having at least one service (22, 23, 26) which provides a set of functions for controlling and/or monitoring the device, wherein a service of a first device detects the presence of a second device, detects the presence of a service of the second device, retrieves information about the functions of the service of the second device, and invokes a function of the service of the second device. A sytem architecture for communication between the devices, comprising a communication module (19, 24) having means for enabling a service of a first device to detect the presence of a second device, to detect the presence of a service of the second device, to retrieve information about the functions of the service of the second device and to invoke a function of the service of the second device.