Gathering change data from information provider network indicative of event changes at information provider node relative to pre-stored information in the database by information collection agents
First Claim
1. A method for managing information on a computer network having a server, at least one client node and at least one information provider node, comprising the steps of:
- gathering summary data from the information provider node indicative of event changes at the information provider node by information collection agents extracting information from the information provider node based on the summary data;
transmitting the extracted information to the server;
storing the transmitted information in an event database;
cataloging the stored information into hierarchical categories;
retrieving with a delivery agent based upon the hierarchical categories selected information from the stored information; and
transmitting the selected information to the client node.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for managing information on a computer network having a server by gathering summary data from the information provider node indicative of event changes at the information provider node by information collection agents extracting information from the information provider node based on the summary data; transmitting the extracted information to the server; storing the transmitted information in an event database; cataloging the stored information into hierarchical categories; retrieving with a delivery agent based upon the hierarchical categories selected information from the stored information; and transmitting the selected information to the client node.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing information on a computer network having a server, at least one client node and at least one information provider node, comprising the steps of:
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gathering summary data from the information provider node indicative of event changes at the information provider node by information collection agents extracting information from the information provider node based on the summary data;
transmitting the extracted information to the server;
storing the transmitted information in an event database;
cataloging the stored information into hierarchical categories;
retrieving with a delivery agent based upon the hierarchical categories selected information from the stored information; and
transmitting the selected information to the client node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing information in a computer network comprising:
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an interconnection network;
a plurality of client nodes coupled to the interconnection network;
a plurality of information provider nodes coupled to the interconnection network;
a system server coupled to the interconnection network;
means for autonomously collecting information from the information provider nodes;
means for autonomously coordinating the collecting of information by the collecting means and for autonomously transmitting the collected information to the system server via the interconnection network;
means located at the system server for cataloging the information transmitted from the coordinating means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing information in a computer network gathered from a plurality of information provider nodes for transmission to a plurality of client nodes via an interconnection network comprising:
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a system server coupled to the interconnection network;
means for autonomously collecting information from the information provider nodes;
means for autonomously coordinating the collecting of information by the collecting means and for autonomously transmitting the collected information to the system server via the interconnection network;
means located at the system server for cataloging the information transmitted from the coordinating means. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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