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Reporting and maintenance systems for enterprise management from a central location

  • US 20020091944A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2002
  • Published: 07/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A reporting and maintenance system for remotely monitoring or controlling devices in an enterprise, the devices communicating in at least one enterprise management protocol, said reporting and maintenance system comprising:

  • a server group including at least one server, said server group including network hardware;

    at least one non-volatile memory device incorporated to said server group;

    an enterprise including at least one enterprise device, said enterprise being connected to said server group through said network hardware;

    a central information system connected to said server group through said network hardware, said central information system including facilities for the display of the state of said enterprise devices to administrators;

    at least one notification device operable by said central information system whereby administrators may be interruptedly alerted to the state of said enterprise devices;

    a receiver incorporated with said server group, said receiver receiving first messages from said enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol, said first messages containing status information of the sending enterprise devices;

    a forwarder incorporated with said server group, said forwarder forwarding the information contained in the first messages to said central information system;

    and a filter incorporated with said server group, said filter filtering the first messages such that the forwarder is prevented from forwarding of some of the first messages.

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