Method and system for automatic sharing and custom user interface features in a fleet of multi-function devices

A system for automatic service sharing, said system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to said processor;
• and
• a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for:
• automatically registering a custom service with respect to a plurality of multi-function devices in a peer-to-peer discovery subsystem of a network;
• associating an extensible interface platform client with said plurality of multi-function devices;
• querying, utilizing said extensive interface platform associated with said plurality of multi-function devices, of said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem based on a particular policy;
• detecting an optimal instance of said custom service based on a loading factor and an availability factor, wherein said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem returns a reference with respect to said custom service to enable automatic service sharing and auto populating a user interface display on said plurality of multi-function devices with at least one service option from said customer service;
• associating said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem with a grid infrastructure;
• and
• storing in said grid structure, information indicative of a registration of said customer service.

A non-transitory computer-usable medium for automatic service sharing, said computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• automatically registering a custom service with respect to a plurality of multi-function devices in a peer-to-peer discovery subsystem of a network;
• associating an extensible interface platform client with said plurality of multi-function device;
• querying, utilizing said extensible interface platform associated with said plurality of multi-function devices, of said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem based on a particular policy;
• and
• detecting an optimal instance of said custom service based on a loading factor and an availability factor, wherein said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem returns a reference with respect to said custom service to enable automatic service sharing and auto populating a user interface display on said plurality of multi-function devices with of at least one service option from said customer service in said plurality of multi-function devices with at least one service option from said customer service;
• associating said peer-to-peer discovery subsystem with a grid infrastructure;
• and
• storing in said grid structure, information indicative of a registration of said customer service.