Network resource management system
First Claim
1. A network resource management system, comprising:
- a server on a network operable to provide a remote terminal coupled to the network with a class of service marker specific to a user of the remote terminal, and a roster list comprising a plurality of resources present on the network;
the server being further operable to receive a routing request from the remote terminal, the routing request comprising a request for at least one resource from said roster list and the class of service marker; and
the server being further operable to check the class of service marker of the remote terminal to verify authorization before permitting access to said resource by said user.
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Abstract
Network resource management systems are provided. A representative network resource management system includes a server operable to provide a remote terminal coupled to the network with a class of service marker specific to a user of the remote terminal, and a roster list comprising a plurality of resources present on the network. The server is also operable to receive a routing request from the remote terminal, the routing request comprising a request for at least one resource from the roster list and the class of service marker. The server being operable to check the class of service marker of the remote terminal before permitting access to the resource by the user. Methods and other systems for network resource management are also provided.
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64 Claims
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1. A network resource management system, comprising:
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a server on a network operable to provide a remote terminal coupled to the network with a class of service marker specific to a user of the remote terminal, and a roster list comprising a plurality of resources present on the network;
the server being further operable to receive a routing request from the remote terminal, the routing request comprising a request for at least one resource from said roster list and the class of service marker; and
the server being further operable to check the class of service marker of the remote terminal to verify authorization before permitting access to said resource by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A class of service system, comprising:
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a remote terminal associated with a user, the remote terminal being operable to register with a server and receive a class of service marker and to request and receive a roster list, the roster list comprising a plurality of resources that are present on the network;
the remote terminal being further operable to send a routing request to a service router, the routing request including the class of service marker and a request for routing to a resource; and
the remote terminal being further operable to receive the resource if the class of service marker allows routing of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for managing access to network resources, comprising:
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receiving a registration request over a network from a user of a remote terminal;
searching a database to find a class of service marker associated with the user;
sending the class of service marker to the remote terminal; and
sending a roster list comprising a plurality of resources which are present. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for requesting use of a resource, the method comprising:
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registering with a server residing on a network;
receiving a class of service marker and a roster list corresponding to a plurality of resources which are present on the network;
requesting a resource from the roster list; and
including the class of service marker with the resource request. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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