Network server and database therein
First Claim
1. A network server for establishing communication between a device and a network, comprising:
- a database including an object property table mapped from the device; and
a client management layer receiving a device access request from a client on the network and accessing said database in response to the device access request.
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Abstract
A network server (20) establishes communication between devices (15A-15N) in an Intranet (16) and a network (11). The network server (20) has a database (30) storing device property tables (35A-35N) and object property tables (A1-Ai, B1-Bj, . . . , N1-Nk), which are periodically mapped from the devices (15A-15N). The database (30) enables the identification, description, controlling, monitoring, and modification of the objects in a device (15A) from multiple clients on the network (11). The database (30) further allows the exchange of date among the devices (15A-15N) in the Intranet (16). The database (30) also provides a platform and independent communication process between the network (11) and the devices (15A-15N).
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40 Claims
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1. A network server for establishing communication between a device and a network, comprising:
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a database including an object property table mapped from the device; and
a client management layer receiving a device access request from a client on the network and accessing said database in response to the device access request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A database in a network server coupled to a network and serving a plurality of devices in an Intranet, the database comprising:
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a plurality of object property tables arranged in a plurality of sets, each set of object property tables being associated with one of the plurality of devices in the Intranet;
a plurality of device property tables, each corresponding to one of the plurality of devices in the Intranet and having a plurality of object address codes point to a corresponding set of object property tables; and
a device index table including a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of devices in the Intranet, each of the plurality of entries including a device name and a device identifier pointing to a corresponding one of the plurality of device property tables. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for communicating between a network and a plurality of devices, comprising the steps of:
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coupling a network server to the network;
coupling the network server to the plurality of devices to form an Intranet;
establishing a database on the network server describing the plurality of devices;
transmitting an access command from a client on the network to the network server; and
accessing the database on the network server in response to the access command. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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