Method for reporting information in a pervasive embedded environment
First Claim
1. A method for reporting the status of a device without receiving a status inquiry comprising the steps of:
- detecting the installation of a new device on a monitoring system;
identifying characteristics about the device; and
installing in the newly installed device a set of instructions that will enable the device to report device status information each time there is a status change in the device without the report being a response to a device status inquiry.
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Abstract
The present invention is implemented in the context of a system that monitors the statuses of devices that operate in a network environment such as a physical facility from a central location. In this system, there is a depository of the status of all designated device attributes of a device including the past state history of the device. Each device on the system will transmit a state change notification to the central location each time the status of the device changes. In the process of the present invention, the central manger installs a publish routine on the newly added device to the network that would enable the device to asynchronously transmit to the state manager a status change each time a status change occurred with the device. A status change can be defined by a change in any one parameter or a combination of parameters. This status change will be recorded in a storage location for particular device.
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1. A method for reporting the status of a device without receiving a status inquiry comprising the steps of:
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detecting the installation of a new device on a monitoring system;
identifying characteristics about the device; and
installing in the newly installed device a set of instructions that will enable the device to report device status information each time there is a status change in the device without the report being a response to a device status inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4)
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- 3. The method as described in claim I wherein said identification step further comprises the step of identifying the attributes of the device that will impact the status of the device.
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8. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for reporting the status of a device without receiving a status inquiry comprising:
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instructions for detecting the installation of a new device on a monitoring system;
instructions for identifying characteristics about the device; and
instructions for installing in the newly installed device a set of instructions that will enable the device to report device status information each time there is a status change in the device without the report being a response to a device status inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for reporting the status of a device without the device receiving a status inquiry, said device being incorporated into a system that monitors and manages the status of devices from a central location and records an operational history of a device, and said status reporting method comprising the steps of:
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detecting the installation of a new device on a monitoring system;
identifying characteristics about the device; and
installing in the newly installed device a set of instructions that will enable the device to report device status information each time there is a status change in the device without the report being a response to a device status inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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