Internet enabled computer system management
US6308206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for using the Internet to create applications that perform many of the functions now performed by management platforms and third party add-on tools in a much simpler manner are described herein. The applications are easier to use by novices than known tools and lower the overall cost of system management. Using known system components, the system's configuration can be viewed or changed over the Internet using an HTML document to list and display the managed systems, together with icons that represent the state of the managed systems. By using "active controls" or Java scripts, the state of the managed systems can be dynamically updated by changing the color of associated icons or the displayed text. Using embedded commands or identifiers within template documents, a program can be created to automatically acquire needed system information. In another embodiment, an HTML CGI document containing desired system information and a reference link back to the system at the manufacturer's selected site is created, allowing the manufacturer's system to retrieve this system information automatically. The system information is then analyzed against a list of currently valid system co…
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