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Method and system for using abstract classes to extract status information from networked devices

  • US 20060059255A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2004
  • Published: 03/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of extracting, for a selected communication protocol, status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:

  • accessing the monitored device using the selected communication protocol to obtain at least vendor information related to the monitored device;

    obtaining, from a first memory, information identifying an access function for extracting the status information from an accessible data file on the monitored device;

    generating a string based on the obtained vendor information and the obtained access function information;

    retrieving, from a second memory in correspondence to the generated string, (1) information of a data processing object associated with the access function, and (2) an information map that includes at least a type of status information to be extracted from the monitored device and a weight associated with the status information; and

    accessing the monitored device using the access function, the information map, and the selected communication protocol to obtain the status information.

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