System and method for monitoring a computer system process or peripheral
US6785015B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes workstations and a peripheral having a processor. The workstations and the peripheral communicate via email over a network. Email messages include commands and requests that control access to status and reconfiguration of the peripheral, establish subscriptions to status of the peripheral, and invoke reconfiguration of the peripheral. Email messages also include publications of the status of the peripheral according to reporting criteria. Reporting criteria identify a report of process or state variables, define publication criteria for directing the monitoring of state variables, and define delivery criteria to avoid network undesirable network traffic and irritating addressees of subscriptions.
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