System and method for providing links to available services over a local network by a thin portal service configured to access imaging data stored in a personal imaging repository

摘要

A system and method for providing links to services available to an operably connected local computer over a network. The present invention includes a thin portal service for finding services available to the local computer, a thin portal service web content created by the thin portal service for returning links to the discovered available services, and a web browser installed on the local computer for displaying the thin portal service content.