System and method for managing a device network
First Claim
1. A data processing system for managing device-related data, the network comprising:
- at least one device operable to generate device-related data;
at least one device server, the device server operable to obtain the device-related data from the at least one device; and
at least one premises server, the premises server operable to host communications between the at least one device server and an external component;
wherein the at least one device server is directly inaccessible by the external component.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a distributed data processing network are provided. A distributed network environment is configured such that monitoring and control devices are associated with device servers in a secure subnet. Each device server connects with a premises server. According to the present invention, a client computing device utilizing a WWW browser employs a communication protocol to pass commands to device servers and devices through the premises server. In another aspect of the present invention, a distributed computing environment allows multiple device servers to cumulatively process data collected from cameras, sensors, and other attached devices and provide a common computing platform and user interface.
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49 Claims
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1. A data processing system for managing device-related data, the network comprising:
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at least one device operable to generate device-related data;
at least one device server, the device server operable to obtain the device-related data from the at least one device; and
at least one premises server, the premises server operable to host communications between the at least one device server and an external component;
wherein the at least one device server is directly inaccessible by the external component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method for managing device-related data from one or more devices within a subnet on a premises server, the method comprising:
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obtaining an access request for device-related data from an external component;
identifying a targeted device within the subnet;
establishing a connection between a premises server and the targeted device;
receiving device-related data from the targeted device; and
transmitting the device-related data to the external component. - View Dependent Claims (33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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34. A data processing system for managing device-related data, the data processing system comprising:
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one or more data generation means for generating device-related data;
one or more data collection means for collecting device-related data from the data generation means;
one or more data consumption means for consuming device-related data; and
one or more communication hosting means for hosting communications between the one or more data collection means and the one or more data consumption means;
wherein the one or more data collection means is directly inaccessible to the one or more data consumption means.
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