Method and apparatus for providing device compatibility information
AssigneeCore Wireless S.A.R.L.
InventorsIan Justin Oliver, Sergey Boldyrev
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining device compatibility using alerts and information spaces. A link redirector receives a request from a device for a required type of service. The link redirector alerts the device compatibility service and the export control interface about the potential request or stores the request information in an information space while searching for a suitable service for the device. Therefore, the device compatibility service and the export control interface can start preparing information about device compatibility and export control before the information is requested by the service determined.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- receiving a first request, from a client, to access a service, wherein the first request includes device identification data associated with the client, the device identification data corresponding to one or more device characteristics of the client;
- determining a service platform corresponding to the requested service;
- redirecting the first request to the determined service platform;
- and
- causing at least in part transmission of the device identification data to a device compatibility service to alert the device compatibility service of a potential second request originating from the determined service platform for device compatibility information.
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 perform at least the following,
- receive a first request, from a client, to access a service, wherein the first request includes device identification data associated with the client, the device identification data corresponding to one or more device characteristics of the client;
- determine a service platform corresponding to the requested service;
- redirect the first request to the determined service platform;
- and
- cause at least in part transmission of the device identification data to a device compatibility service to alert the device compatibility service of a potential second request originating from the determined service platform for device compatibility information.
A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
- receiving a first request, from a client, to access a service, wherein the first request includes device identification data associated with the client, the device identification data corresponding to one or more device characteristics of the client;
- determining a service platform corresponding to the requested service;
- redirecting the first request to the determined service platform;
- and
- causing at least in part transmission of the device identification data to a device compatibility service to alert the device compatibility service of a potential second request originating from the determined service platform for device compatibility information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.