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In-band/out-of-band alert delivery system

US6473795B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1998
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/344
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for making a first attempt to deliver each alert, and a retry manager for making subsequent attempts to deliver alerts as becomes necessary and appropriate. The alert delivery system may also include a bus master interface manager for making in-band alert deliveries and a communications manager for making out-of-band alert deliveries. Telephone numbers are provided to the communications manager by an alert destination list. Out-of-band alert deliveries may be made via a modem, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, or the like.

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