System and method for device management through world wide web confederacy
First Claim
1. A confederacy comprising:
- a network;
a plurality of devices coupled via said network, at least one of said devices having a resource; and
means for automatically effecting communication with respect to said resource between said device having said resource and at least one other of said devices coupled via said network.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating a confederacy of the present invention. The inventive system includes a network and a plurality of devices coupled thereto, with at least one of the devices having a resource to which access is desired. In accordance with the invention, an agent is provided on at least one of the devices for automatically effecting communication with respect to the resource between the device having the resource and at least one of the other devices coupled to the network. In the illustrative application, the network is an intranet, the resource is embedded web content and an agent resides on each device connected to the network. The agents implement code for establishing and maintaining the confederacy. For example, the agents allow for new devices to join the confederacy, provide a consistent view of embedded web content, cache an object value from a device in the confederacy, allow each member to act as a portal, monitor changes at the other devices in the confederacy, verify that a member device is active and in the confederacy and perform other functions.
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24 Claims
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1. A confederacy comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of devices coupled via said network, at least one of said devices having a resource; and
means for automatically effecting communication with respect to said resource between said device having said resource and at least one other of said devices coupled via said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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15. A confederacy comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of devices coupled via said network; and
a software agent running on each device for establishing a confederacy therebetween.
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24. A method for establishing a confederacy including the steps of:
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coupling a plurality of devices via a network, at least one of said devices having a resource and automatically effecting communication with respect to said resource between said device having said resource and at least one other of said devices coupled via said network.
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