Device management
First Claim
1. A method of initiating device management between a management server and a client, the method comprising:
- transmitting an initiation message from the client to an intermediary node maintaining information about management servers, checking the initiation message at the intermediary node, selecting an appropriate management server for the client by the intermediary node on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information, transmitting a request for initiating device management for the client to the management server from the intermediary node, and transmitting as a response to the request, a device management message from the management server to the client.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to initiating device management between a management server and a client. An initiation message is transmitted from the client to an intermediary node maintaining information about management servers. An appropriate management server is selected for the client by the intermediary node on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information. A request for initiating device management for the client is transmitted to the management server from the intermediary node. As a response to the request, a device management message is transmitted from the management server to the client.
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1. A method of initiating device management between a management server and a client, the method comprising:
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transmitting an initiation message from the client to an intermediary node maintaining information about management servers, checking the initiation message at the intermediary node, selecting an appropriate management server for the client by the intermediary node on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information, transmitting a request for initiating device management for the client to the management server from the intermediary node, and transmitting as a response to the request, a device management message from the management server to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device management system comprising a management server and a client, wherein the client is configured to transmit an initiation message to an intermediary node maintaining information about management servers,
the intermediary node is configured to check the initiation message, the intermediary node is configured to select appropriate management server for the client on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information, the intermediary node is configured to transmit the request to the management server, the management server is configured to receive a request for initiating device management for the client, and the management server is configured to transmit as a response to the request, a device management message to the client.
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7. A data processing device for a device management system, the data processing device comprising:
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means for maintaining information about device management servers, means for receiving an initiation message from a device management client device, means for checking the initiation message, means for selecting an appropriate management server for the client on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information, and means for transmitting the request to the selected management server.
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8. A data processing device comprising:
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means for acting as a client for device management, means for maintaining information on at least one intermediate server for device management initiation, means for forming an initiation message adapted for the intermediate server as a response to a need to initiate device management for the data processing device, and means for transmitting the initiation message to the intermediate server.
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9. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising program code causing, when executed in a data processing device, the data processing device to:
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maintain information about device management servers, receive an initiation message from a device management client device, check the initiation message, select an appropriate management server for the client on the basis of the initiation message and the management server information, and transmit the request to the selected management server.
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