System and method for monitoring equipment
First Claim
1. An appliance for monitoring equipment comprising:
- first means for receiving data from said equipment;
second means for receiving a set of configuration data; and
third means for processing said equipment data in accordance with a plurality of optional services, wherein said configuration data is adapted to enable or disable said optional services.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring equipment. The system (100) includes a novel monitoring appliance (102) comprising one or more data ports (106) for receiving data from the equipment, a communication module (118) for receiving a set of configuration data (116), and a mechanism (112) for processing the equipment data in accordance with a plurality of optional services, wherein the configuration data (116) is adapted to enable or disable the optional services. The mechanism is comprised of software (112) for processing the equipment data, the software (112) including one or more software components (114), each software component (114) for performing an optional service, a memory (110) for storing the software (112), and a processor (108) for executing the software (112) in accordance with the configuration data (116), which is adapted to enable or disable the software components (114). The monitoring system (100) also includes a central server (104) adapted to transmit the configuration data (116) to the monitoring appliance (102).
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46 Claims
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1. An appliance for monitoring equipment comprising:
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first means for receiving data from said equipment;
second means for receiving a set of configuration data; and
third means for processing said equipment data in accordance with a plurality of optional services, wherein said configuration data is adapted to enable or disable said optional services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An appliance for monitoring equipment comprising:
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a data port for receiving data from said equipment;
a communication module for receiving one or more software components, each software component for processing said equipment data in accordance with an optional service, and for receiving a set of configuration data adapted to enable or disable said software components;
a memory for storing said software components; and
a processor for executing said software components in accordance with said configuration data.
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22. An appliance for monitoring one or more office equipment devices comprising:
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a data port for receiving data from said equipment;
software adapted primarily for monitoring said devices, said software including one or more software components, each software component for processing said equipment data in accordance with an optional service;
a communication module for receiving a set of configuration data adapted to enable or disable said software components;
a memory for storing said software; and
a processor for executing said software in accordance with said configuration data.
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23. A system for monitoring equipment comprising:
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one or more monitoring appliances adapted to monitor said equipment, each monitoring appliance including;
first means for receiving data from said equipment;
second means for receiving a set of configuration data; and
third means for processing said equipment data in accordance with a plurality of optional services, wherein said configuration data is adapted to enable or disable said optional services; and
fourth means for transmitting said configuration data to said monitoring appliances. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for monitoring office equipment comprising:
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one or more monitoring appliances adapted to monitor said office equipment, each monitoring appliance including;
a data port for receiving data from said equipment;
appliance software adapted primarily for monitoring said devices, said software including one or more software components, each software component for processing said equipment data in accordance with an optional service;
a first communication module for receiving a set of configuration data adapted to enable or disable said software components;
a first memory for storing said appliance software; and
a first processor for executing said software in accordance with said configuration data; and
a central server including;
server software for controlling the communication of data to and from said monitoring appliances;
a first database of configuration data for said monitoring appliances;
a second memory for storing said server software and said first database;
a second processor for executing said server software; and
a second communication module for transmitting said configuration data to said monitoring appliances. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for monitoring office equipment comprising:
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one or more monitoring appliances adapted to monitor said office equipment, each monitoring appliance including;
a data port for receiving data from said equipment;
a first communication module for receiving one or more software components, each software component for processing said equipment data in accordance with an optional service, and for receiving a set of configuration data adapted to enable or disable said software components;
a first memory for storing said software components; and
a first processor for executing said software components in accordance with said configuration data; and
a central server including;
server software for controlling the communication of data to and from said monitoring appliances;
a first database of configuration data for said monitoring appliances;
a second database of software components for said monitoring appliances;
a second memory for storing said server software and said first and second databases;
a second processor for executing said server software; and
a second communication module for transmitting said configuration data and said software components to said monitoring appliances.
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43. A method for remotely configuring a monitoring appliance for monitoring equipment including the steps of:
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storing a plurality of configurable software components in said monitoring appliance, each software component for performing a function of said monitoring appliance;
storing, in a central server, configuration data that determines which software components are enabled or disabled;
downloading said configuration data from said central server to said monitoring appliance; and
restarting said monitoring appliance with said software components enabled for or disabled from execution in accordance with said configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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