System and method for implementing polling agents in a client management tool
US6792455B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/509
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is provided for implementing a variety of polling agent functions in a client management tool. Users at a central manager are prompted to select either a central polling function or a resident polling function for the collection of client management data from a number of computer objects. Additionally, the polling agent functions of the present invention are capable of distinguishing between critical data and non-critical data and determining an appropriate transmission interval for the data.
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