Selective update of console parameters from other consoles

• US 20050144261A1
• Filed: 12/04/2003
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nichols, Stephen R., Schroeder, Kurt N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,519,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system, method and program product for updating first and second parameters of a recipient computer console from first and second donor computer consoles. The recipient console registers with the first donor console to receive notification when the first donor console has an update to the first parameter. The recipient console registers with the second donor console to receive notification when the second donor console has an update to the second parameter. After registering the recipient console with the first donor console, the recipient console receives the notification from the first donor console and updates the first parameter from the first donor console accordingly. After registering the recipient console with the second donor console, the recipient console receives notification from the second donor console and updates the second parameter from the second donor console accordingly. The parameters can be a help desk phone number, an identity of an authorized user or an authorization of a user.

Claims

1. A method for updating first and second parameters of a recipient computer console from first and second donor computer consoles, said method comprising the steps of:

said recipient console registering with said first donor console to receive notification when said first donor console has an update to said first parameter;

said recipient console registering with said second donor console to receive notification when said second donor console has an update to said second parameter;

after the step of registering said recipient console with said first donor console, said recipient console receiving said notification from said first donor console and updating said first parameter from said first donor console accordingly; and

after the step of registering said recipient console with said second donor console, said recipient console receiving said notification from said second donor console and updating said second parameter from said second donor console accordingly.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recipient computer console and said first and second donor consoles all include similar computer control software.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a second recipient console which registers with said first donor console to receive notification when said first donor console has an update to said first parameter, after the step of registering said second recipient console with said first donor console, said second recipient console receiving said notification from said first donor console and updating said first parameter from said first donor console accordingly.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first parameter is a help desk phone number.

5. A method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said second parameter is an identity of an authorized user.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first parameter is an authorization of a user.

7. A method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

said recipient console requesting said first parameter update from said first donor console after the step of said recipient console receiving said notification from said first donor console of said update to said first parameter, and before the step of said recipient console updating said first parameter from said first donor console accordingly; and

said recipient console requesting said second parameter update from said second donor console after the step of said recipient console receiving said notification from said second donor console of said update to said second parameter, and before the step of said recipient console updating said second parameter from said second donor console accordingly.

8. A computer program product for updating first and second parameters of a recipient computer console from first and second donor computer consoles, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

first program instructions to instruct said recipient console to register with said first donor console to receive notification when said first donor console has an update to said first parameter;

second program instructions to instruct said recipient console to register with said second donor console to receive notification when said second donor console has an update to said second parameter;

third program instructions, executed after said first program instructions register said recipient console with said first donor console, to instruct said recipient console to receive said notification from said first donor console and update said first parameter from said first donor console accordingly; and

fourth program instructions, executed after said second program instructions registers said recipient console with said second donor console, to instruct said recipient console to receive said notification from said second donor console and update said second parameter from said second donor console accordingly; and

wherein

said first, second, third and fourth program instructions are recorded on said medium.

9. A system for updating first and second parameters of a recipient computer console from first and second donor computer consoles, said system comprising:

means in said recipient console for registering with said first donor console to receive notification when said first donor console has an update to said first parameter;

means in said recipient console for registering with said second donor console to receive notification when said second donor console has an update to said second parameter;

after registering said recipient console with said first donor console, means in said recipient console for receiving said notification from said first donor console and updating said first parameter from said first donor console accordingly; and

after registering said recipient console with said second donor console, means in said recipient console for receiving said notification from said second donor console and updating said second parameter from said second donor console accordingly.

10. A method for updating first and second parameters of a recipient computer console from first and second donor computer consoles, said method comprising the steps of:

said recipient console registering with said first donor console to receive notification when said first donor console has an update to said first parameter;

said recipient console registering with said second donor console to receive notification when said second donor console has an update to said second parameter;

after the step of said recipient console registering with said first donor console, said first donor console notifying said recipient console of an update of said first parameter and sending said update to said first parameter to said recipient console; and

after the step of said recipient console registering with said second donor console, said second donor console notifying said recipient console of an update to said second parameter and sending said update of said second parameter to said recipient console.