Method and apparatus to obtain real-time status information from a networked device
US7020702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1232
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of obtaining information from a networked device is provided. The method includes the steps of defining a network; providing a network adapter communicatively connected to the network, the network adapter connected to the networked device; providing memory in the network adapter; updating information in the memory, wherein the information describes a status of the networked device; placing the information into a response frame; and sending the response frame in response to any command frame received by the network adapter.
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