Active control of collaborative devices

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 wherein effecting the identified capability from the found registry record includes requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record as a network connectivity.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 wherein reading a sensor value further comprises: finding a registry record for a sensor for the particular tertiary relationship; effecting the capability identified in the found registry record for the sensor.

Claim 5

The method of claim 3 wherein effecting the identified capability from the found registry record for the sensor includes requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record for the sensor.

Claim 8

The system of claim 5 wherein means for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record includes means for requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record as a network connectivity.

Claim 9

The system of claim 5 wherein means for reading a sensor value further comprises: means for finding a registry record for a sensor for the particular tertiary relationship; means for effecting the capability identified in the found registry record for the sensor.

Claim 10

The system of claim 7 wherein means for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record for the sensor includes means for requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record for the sensor.

Claim 11

A computer program product for control of collaborative devices, the computer program product comprising: a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing at least two collaborative devices, wherein each collaborative device comprises a client device and a client communications application, each collaborative device being coupled for data communications to an OSGI-compliant services gateway; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing registry records describing collaborative devices, wherein each registry record represents a capability of the collaborative device pertinent to a tertiary relationship for control of collaborative devices, each registry record comprising data elements describing, for each collaborative device, at least one capability, at least one tertiary relationship, and at least one network connectivity; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing, in dependence upon the tertiary relationship, a service bundle comprising at least one predetermined algorithm for controlling the collaborative devices, including the predetermined algorithm dedicated to a particular tertiary relationship; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for controlling the collaborative devices in accordance with the predetermined algorithm, including means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding a registry record bearing a set point for the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading a sensor value of the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the set point and the sensor value, producing a comparison, means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding, in dependence upon the comparison, a registry record having an identified capability appropriate to the comparison result for the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record.

Claim 12

A computer program product for control of collaborative devices, the computer program product comprising: a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing at least two collaborative devices, wherein each collaborative device comprises a client device and a client communications application, each collaborative device being coupled for data communications to an OSGI-compliant services gateway; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing registry records describing collaborative devices, wherein each registry record represents a capability of the collaborative device pertinent to a tertiary relationship for control of collaborative devices, each registry record comprising data elements describing, for each collaborative device, at least one capability, at least one tertiary relationship, and at least one network connectivity; means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing, in dependence upon the tertiary relationship, a service bundle comprising at least one predetermined algorithm for controlling the collaborative devices, including the predetermined algorithm dedicated to a particular tertiary relationship; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for controlling the collaborative devices in accordance with the predetermined algorithm, including means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding a registry record bearing a set point for the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading a sensor value of the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the set point and the sensor value, producing a comparison, means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding, in dependence upon the comparison, a registry record having an identified capability appropriate to the comparison result for the particular tertiary relationship, means, recorded on the recording medium, for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record.

Claim 13

The computer program product of claim 9 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record as a network connectivity.

Claim 14

The computer program product of claim 9 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading a sensor value further comprises: means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding a registry record for a sensor for the particular tertiary relationship; means, recorded on the recording medium, for effecting the capability identified in the found registry record for the sensor.

Claim 15

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for effecting the identified capability from the found registry record for the sensor includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for requesting, by use of an HTTP request, a URL identified in the found registry record for the sensor.