Method of maintaining updated set-up configurations in workgroups on a network
US5440739A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0893
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A workgroup organized network manager for controlling the operation of individual workstations within a computer network. The workgroup organized network manager organizes workstations into workgroups and controls the distribution of information to each of the workstations within a defined workgroup. The tasks each workstation performs are defined by a specification consisting of programs. A library of programs is maintained on a host workstation designated as a controlling workstation within the workgroup. The host workstation keeps track of activity occurring on the individual workstations within the workgroup.
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