Method for transferring files between service appliances and a remote management server

• US 20040054759A1
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Grunenwald, Rodolphe
• Application Number:
  US10/416,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054759A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for transferring computer files between a remote server (5) and a network of service appliances (10) such as public telephones, said files being used by said service appliances (10) for operating, the server (5) communicating with the service appliances (10) via a telecommunication network (2). The invention is characterised in that said files are first stored in the server (5), then transferred into a separate FTP server (4) from which they are downloaded by said service appliances (10), said service appliances having previously received instruction from said server (5) to proceed with the downloading of said files in said FTP server (4).

Claims

1. / The invention concerns a method for transferring computer files between a remote server (5) and a network of service appliances (10), such as public telephones, said files being used by said service appliances (10) for operating, the server (5) communicating with the service appliances (10) via a telecommunication network (2). The invention is characterised in that said files are first stored in the server (5), then transferred into a separate FTP server (4) from which they are downloaded by said service appliances (10), said service appliances having previously received instruction from said server (5) to proceed with the downloading of said files in said FTP server (4).

2. / Method according to claim 1, characterised in that said files are dimensioned so as to process only one functionality or a limited number of functionalities.

3. / Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that all operations carried out respectively by the server (5) and the service appliances (10) are carried out using at least one command script comprising a series of instructions executable by said server (5).

4. / Method according to claim 3, characterised in that the files to be transferred are grouped, for example according to their type:

software, parameter tables, file transfer price tables, and in that there is a separate script for each group.

5. / Method according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that said script includes a list of files to be downloaded.

6. / Method according to any of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that said script includes the name of the directory where the files to be downloaded into the FTP server (4) will be stored.

7. / Method according to any of claims 3 to 6, characterised in that each service appliance (10) which will receive said files receives the order to connect to said server (5) at a given date and time, in that said connection of said device to said server (5) triggers the execution of said script and in that said execution of said script consists of transferring said files from the server (5) to said FTP server (4) if not already carried out, and of transferring the list of files concerned to the service appliance (10) which then downloads said files directly from the FTP server (4).

8. / Method according to any of claims 3 to 7, characterised in that the server (5) receives to perform the transfer only a copy of the files, the corresponding script(s) and the list of the pay phones concerned.

9. / Method according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that each file is identified by a name respecting a predetermined syntax.

10. / Method according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the file transfers between said server (5), said FTP server (4) and said service appliances (10) are carried out via the Internet network (2) using the TCP/IP communication protocol.