SHARING SERVICE APPLICATIONS ACROSS MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES IN A PEER-AWARE NETWORK

摘要

What is disclosed is a system and method for automatically registering and de-registering custom application services across a fleet of multi-function document reproduction devices in an enterprise network. As described more fully herein, through an implementation of the present method, custom service solutions installed on one computer platform in the network can be automatically replicated and shared across a fleet of multi-function devices without requiring manual registration of the newly deployed service with each device. Registration makes the service user-selectable directly from the device's UI. Further, when a service goes off-line or otherwise becomes available, the service is automatically de-registered with devices whereon the service has been registered. A single instance of an application service can be rapidly replicated without manual intervention. The present system is scalable from a few nodes to many nodes as additional resources are brought online. Various embodiments hereof have also been provided.