Method and apparatus for task based remote services
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsRichard Michael Collin, Simon Paul Turvey
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided herein for enabling task based access to functionality provided by one or more remote services. One example method may include generating a task based query, the task based query suggestive of a task to be performed. A method may further include causing the task based query to be provided to a remote service discovery engine. A method may further include receiving an indication of a remote service of a plurality of remote services that is configured to perform the task from the remote service discovery engine, the indication comprising access instructions for querying the remote service.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- generating a task based query, the task based query suggestive of a task to be performed;
- causing the task based query to be provided to a remote service discovery engine;
- and
- receiving an indication of a remote service of a plurality of remote services that is configured to perform the task from the remote service discovery engine, the indication comprising access instructions for querying the remote service.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- generate a task based query, the task based query suggestive of a task to be performed;
- cause the task based query to be provided to a remote service discovery engine;
- and
- receive an indication of a remote service of a plurality of remote services that is configured to perform the task from the remote service discovery engine, the indication comprising access instructions for querying the remote service.
A method comprising:
- receiving a task based query;
- determining a remote service of a plurality of remote services that is configured to perform a task related to the task based query;
- and
- generating access instructions for the remote service of the plurality of remote services, the access instructions comprising instructions for querying the remote service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.