Method and system for inter-device service access

Abstract

Inter-device service access is disclosed including issuing, by a source device running a first program, an access request by the first program for a specific service, and transmitting, by the source device running the first program, the access request through an inter-device link to a target device that provides the specific service, the target device being configured to receive the access request, forward the received access request to a second program running on the target device, the second program executing a corresponding service function.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method, comprising:
 issuing, using a first device that is running a first application program, a broadcast request of the first application program;   transmitting, using the first device, the broadcast request via an inter-device link to a device of a plurality of devices interconnected with a master device; and   sending, using the device excluding the first device, the received broadcast request to an application program that the device itself includes, wherein the inter-device link comprises: an established link by a different device with the device through a link port provided by the master device.   
     
     
         3 . The method as described in  claim 2 , wherein each device of the plurality of devices is different from the first device. 
     
     
         4 . The method as described in  claim 2 , wherein the issuing of the broadcast request device includes:
 sending the broadcast request to a bus control module of the first device.   
     
     
         5 . The method as described in  claim 4 , wherein the bus control module of the first device sends the broadcast request to a bus control module of the master device. 
     
     
         6 . The method as described in  claim 5 , wherein the bus control module of the master device sends the broadcast request in a broadcast sending mode to the device on a device bus. 
     
     
         7 . The method as described in  claim 2 , wherein the device sends the broadcast request to an application program process. 
     
     
         8 . The method as described in  claim 7 , wherein the application program process extracts broadcast information from the broadcast request. 
     
     
         9 . The method as described in  claim 8 , wherein the application program process discards the broadcast request. 
     
     
         10 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
 issue, using a first device that is running a first application program, a broadcast request of the first application program; 
 transmit, using the first device, the broadcast request via an inter-device link to a device of a plurality of devices interconnected with a master device; and 
 send, using the device excluding the first device, the received broadcast request to an application program that the device itself includes. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system as described in  claim 10 , wherein each device of the plurality of devices is different from the first device. 
     
     
         12 . The system as described in  claim 10 , wherein the issuing of the broadcast request device includes to:
 send the broadcast request to a bus control module of the first device.   
     
     
         13 . The system as described in  claim 12 , wherein the bus control module of the first device sends the broadcast request to a bus control module of the master device. 
     
     
         14 . The system as described in  claim 13 , wherein the bus control module of the master device sends the broadcast request in a broadcast sending mode to the device on a device bus. 
     
     
         15 . The system as described in  claim 10 , wherein the device sends the broadcast request to an application program process. 
     
     
         16 . The system as described in  claim 15 , wherein the application program process extracts broadcast information from the broadcast request. 
     
     
         17 . The system as described in  claim 15 , wherein the application program process discards the broadcast request. 
     
     
         18 . A computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
 issuing, using a first device that is running a first application program, a broadcast request of the first application program;   transmitting, using the first device, the broadcast request via an inter-device link to a device of a plurality of devices interconnected with a master device; and   sending, using the device excluding the first device, the received broadcast request to an application program that the device itself includes, wherein the inter-device link comprises: an established link by a different device with the device through a link port provided by the master device.