Method and system for registry flying in a network
First Claim
1. A computer utility for managing configuration information by registry flying in a thin client network, comprising:
- a plurality of thin client devices connected via a plurality of communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device capable of receiving and serving requests connected via one of the communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device having a current registry containing configuration information;
a master thin client device registry containing configuration information changed from the current registry of any one of the plurality of thin client devices;
any one of the thin client devices capable of serving a request to either a software repository or another thin client device to pull the master thin client device registry stored on either the software repository or the other thin client device;
either the software repository or the other thin client device capable of replicating the master thin client registry and transporting the master thin client registry via a transport mechanism to one or more of the plurality of thin client devices.
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Abstract
A method and system for updating or making configuration changes to terminals by registry flying in a network is disclosed. The present invention is particularly useful to update or make configuration changes to an individual terminal in a thin client network. A registry is configured at a particular master terminal and the changed registry is transferred or flown via several different types of mechanisms to a management application using a management tool. The management application replicates and pushes the registry to one or more terminals or clients within the thin client network either successively or simultaneously. Several transport mechanisms can also be utilized to fly the registry to one particular terminal or a plurality of terminals.
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1. A computer utility for managing configuration information by registry flying in a thin client network, comprising:
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a plurality of thin client devices connected via a plurality of communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device capable of receiving and serving requests connected via one of the communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device having a current registry containing configuration information;
a master thin client device registry containing configuration information changed from the current registry of any one of the plurality of thin client devices;
any one of the thin client devices capable of serving a request to either a software repository or another thin client device to pull the master thin client device registry stored on either the software repository or the other thin client device;
either the software repository or the other thin client device capable of replicating the master thin client registry and transporting the master thin client registry via a transport mechanism to one or more of the plurality of thin client devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A thin client network system for managing configuration information by registry flying, the system comprising:
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a plurality of thin client devices connected via a plurality of communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device capable of receiving and serving requests connected via one of the communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device having a current registry containing configuration information;
a master thin client device registry containing configuration information changed from the current registry of any one of the plurality of thin client devices;
a software repository residing on a network server and storing the master thin client device registry so that the master thin client registry can subsequently be moved to another thin client device;
any one of the thin client devices capable of serving a request to the software repository to pull the master thin client device registry stored on either the software repository or the other thin client device, either the software repository or the other thin client device capable of replicating the master thin client registry and transporting the master thin client registry via a transport mechanism to one or more of the plurality of thin client devices. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A thin client network for managing configuration information by registry flying comprising:
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a plurality of thin client devices connected via a plurality of communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device capable of receiving and serving requests connected via one of the communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device having a current registry containing configuration information;
a master thin client device registry containing configuration information changed from the current registry of any one of the plurality of thin client devices; and
a software repository residing on a network server and storing the master thin client device registry so that the master thin client registry can subsequently be pulled by a second one of the plurality of thin client devices so that second thin client device takes on the configuration of the master thin client device.
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20. A computer utility for finding a device on a thin client network, comprising:
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a plurality of thin client devices connected via a plurality of communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device capable of receiving and serving requests connected via one of the communications links to the thin client network, each thin client device having a current registry containing configuration information; and
any one of the thin client devices capable of receiving a request for discovery to the thin client network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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