Abstract: An exemplary device comprises a first and second protocol layer, and an information exchange service (IES) in communication with the first and the second protocol layers. The IES is configured to share control information between the protocol layers. A protocol layer is capable of adapting behavior based on the control information shared by the IES. An exemplary method is presented for communicating between publishing and subscribing layers in a protocol stack. The method comprises, in the publishing layer, specifying a selected attribute and an associated value to be shared with the subscribing layer. The method further comprises storing the specified attribute and associated value, and receiving a subscribe request from the requesting layer. The request specifies the published attribute. The method further comprises, in response to the request, providing the associated value to a subscribing layer, and in the subscribing layer, adapting behavior based on the shared control information.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of computing in resource-poor environments, such as mobile and/or wireless computing systems, and, more particularly, to a system and a method for adaptation-aware editing and/or progressive update propagation that enable authoring multimedia content and/or collaborative work on mobile and/or wireless computing systems and devices. A method for the exchange of a data document between a central data store and a client, the data document including one or more data elements, may be provided. The method may comprise transmitting the data document from the central data store to the client, wherein the transmitted data document received at the client includes data elements having a lower fidelity level as compared with the fidelity level of the data elements stored in the version of the data document at the data store, and modifying one or more data elements of the data document at the client.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selecting a combination of devices from a plurality of available devices, each device having service description information associated therewith. A user request is received into a coordinating device which processes the service description information for any available electronic devices to identify functionally responsive combinations of electronic devices, each functionally responsive combination responsive the user request. A score is calculated for each functionally responsive combination, using user preference information. One of the functionally responsive combinations is selected according to it having the best scores. A user preferences and experience computer-implemented method is provided for selecting an ad-hoc combination of electronic devices.

Abstract: A system and method for employing a remote management application to distribute so-called “service bundles” to network devices in a manner that allows capabilities provided to be discerned exactly, activating only those service capabilities desired remotely and without disrupting existing services provided on the network devices. In so doing, the system and method of the present invention allows for economic usage of memory on the network devices. The system and method of the present invention can be employed in all sizes of network devices and the software embodying new service capabilities is deployed on one or more network devices themselves and on a management workstation.