Evnironment information server
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1. An environment information server, comprising:
- a server controller;
a network connection connected to said server controller;
an environment information database connected to said server controller for storing data for one or more network environments; and
a request handler connected to said server controller for processing requests received through said network connection;
wherein said request handler exchanges data with said environment information database in the course of processing a received request.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus implementing techniques for providing network environment information. In one implementation, a environment information server includes: a server controller; a network connection connected to said server controller; an environment information database connected to said server controller for storing data for one or more network environments; and a request handler connected to said server controller for processing requests received through said network connection; wherein said request handler exchanges data with said environment information database in the course of processing a received request.
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52 Claims
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1. An environment information server, comprising:
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a server controller;
a network connection connected to said server controller;
an environment information database connected to said server controller for storing data for one or more network environments; and
a request handler connected to said server controller for processing requests received through said network connection;
wherein said request handler exchanges data with said environment information database in the course of processing a received request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing environment information, comprising:
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receiving an environment information request from a client through a network connection;
retrieving environment information for each of two or more environments from an environment database;
generating an environment report according to said retrieved environment information; and
sending said environment report to said client through said network connection;
wherein environment information for an environment includes network information for the environment, status information for the environment, and user count information for the environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of accessing environment information, comprising:
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sending an environment information request from a client to an environment information server through a network connection; and
receiving from said environment information server an environment report including environment information for two or more environments;
wherein environment information for an environment includes network information for the environment, status information for the environment, and user count information for the environment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in providing environment information, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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process an environment information request from a client through a network connection;
retrieve environment information for each of two or more environments from an environment database;
generate an environment report according to said retrieved environment information; and
send said environment report to said client through said network connection;
wherein environment information for an environment includes network information for the environment, status information for the environment, and user count information for the environment.
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52. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in accessing environment information, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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send an environment information request from a client to an environment information server through a network connection; and
process an environment report from said environment information server including environment information for two or more environments;
wherein environment information for an environment includes network information for the environment, status information for the environment, and user count information for the environment.
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