Schema-based services for identity-based access to device data

In a computer network, a method comprising,

• receiving a request to retrieve device data, the request including associated identity information;
• reading from a data store to obtain device data based on the associated identity information;
• constructing a device document including at least part of the data, the document arranged according to a defined schema for device data;
• and
• returning the document in response to the request.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:

• a first set of data identifying a device;
• a second set of data describing a set of at least one characteristic of the device;
• and
• wherein the first and second sets of data are regularized according to a schema by a notification service such that a recipient of the data structure interprets the data according to the schema to handle information with respect to the device.

In a computer network in which content is sent from an entity to a recipient device, a method comprising,

• providing a device service, the device service providing device data formatted according to a device schema;
• receiving from the entity a data access request directed to accessing device information, the request including associated identity information that identifies the recipient device;
• and
• in response to the data access request, providing device data for the recipient device, the device data formatted according to the device schema.