System and method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files

• US 20050004955A1
• Filed: 07/06/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Chung-I, Luo, Bao Sheng
• Application Number:
  US10/885,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20050004955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems

Abstract

A three-tier network structure system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files (50) includes a template interface module (20), a synchronize module (21), and a record file (22). A method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files includes: (a) selecting a plurality of remote application servers (6) for synchronous maintenance; (b) recording names of the remote application servers in the record file; (c) synchronously maintaining remote template files in the remote application servers; and (d) each of the remote application servers sending a remote message regarding successful maintenance to a client (4).

Claims

1. A three-tiered network structure system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files, comprising:

a record file for recording names of a plurality of local template files and corresponding remote application servers that each have a remote template file in accordance with a respective local template file;

a template interface module for providing a template interface for clients, wherein the template interface provides a plurality of function entries for synchronous maintenance, and the function entries comprise a create synchronization function and a cancel synchronization function; and

a synchronize module connected to the template interface module for accomplishing the function entries, comprising;

a create sub-module programmed to accomplish the create synchronization function by selecting a local template file and its corresponding remote application servers, and to record names of the local template file and the remote application servers in the record file; and

a cancel sub-module programmed to accomplish the cancel synchronization function for timely canceling of synchronous maintenance after execution of the create synchronization function.

2. The system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the synchronous maintenance comprises the selected local template file being maintained in a local database server, and a maintenance message and the local template file being transported to a plurality of remote application servers at the same time for remote template file maintenance.

3. The system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 2, wherein the maintenance message is used for notifying each of the remote application servers to upload the local template file in order to replace the corresponding remote template file.

4. The system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 3, wherein the maintenance of the selected local template file comprises uploading a new local template file to the local database server to replace an existing local template file in the local database server.

5. The system for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the function entries of the template interface further comprise a rerun synchronization function, and the synchronize module further comprises a rerun sub-module programmed to accomplish the rerun synchronization function by accessing the record file.

6. A method for synchronously maintaining a plurality of remote template files based on a three-tier network structure providing a template interface on a client, the method comprising:

selecting a plurality of remote application servers for synchronous maintenance;

recording names of the remote application servers in a record file;

synchronously maintaining remote template files in the remote application servers; and

each of the remote application servers sending a remote message regarding successful maintenance to the client.

7. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the step of canceling synchronous maintenance before all the remote messages have been sent to the client.

8. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 6, wherein the synchronous maintenance comprises the steps of maintaining a local template file in a local database server, and transporting a maintenance message and the local template file to each of the remote application servers at the same time for maintenance of the remote template files.

9. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 8, wherein the maintenance message is used for notifying each of the remote application servers to upload the local template file in order to replace the corresponding remote template file.

10. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of maintaining a local template file in a local database server comprises uploading a new local template file to the local database server to replace an existing local template file in the local database server.

11. A method for synchronously rerunning maintenance of a plurality of remote template files based on a three-tier network structure providing a template interface on a client, the method comprising:

accessing a record file to obtain names of remote application servers for rerunning synchronous maintenance;

synchronously maintaining remote template files in the remote application servers; and

each of the remote application servers sending a remote message regarding successful maintenance to the client.

12. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of canceling synchronous maintenance before all the remote messages have been sent to the client.

13. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the synchronous maintenance comprises the steps of maintaining a local template file in a local database server, and transporting a maintenance message and the local template file to each of the remote application servers at the same time for maintenance of the remote template files.

14. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the maintenance message is used for notifying each of the remote application servers to upload the local template file in order to replace the corresponding remote template file.

15. The method for synchronous maintenance of remote template files as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of maintaining a local template file in a local database server comprises uploading a new local template file to the local database server to replace an existing local template file in the local database server.