System and method for remote device management
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a network device from a remote client, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from the remote client to manage the network device;
selecting a managing function having a corresponding downloadable unit of a software program binary file;
locating the selected downloadable unit embedded in the software program binary file; and
forwarding the downloadable unit to the remote client.
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Abstract
A manufacturing method enables the manufacture of a remotely controlled network device management system. The manufacturing method includes the steps of obtaining a software program, obtaining a downloadable unit (e.g. an applet) configured to communicate with the software program, compiling the software program into a binary file, embedding the downloadable unit into the binary file, and loading the binary file with the embedded downloadable unit onto the network device. A management method enables a remote client to manage the network device. The management method includes the steps of receiving from a remote client a request to manage a software program which has a binary file with an embedded downloadable unit, locating the downloadable unit embedded in the binary file, extracting the downloadable unit from the binary file, and forwarding the downloadable unit to the remote client.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a network device from a remote client, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request from the remote client to manage the network device;
selecting a managing function having a corresponding downloadable unit of a software program binary file;
locating the selected downloadable unit embedded in the software program binary file; and
forwarding the downloadable unit to the remote client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method of configuring a network device from a remote client, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one managing function associated with the network device to the remote client upon receiving a request from the remote client to manage the network device;
locating a selected downloadable unit embedded in the software program binary file in response to selection of a managing function; and
forwarding the downloadable unit to the remote client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network device configured to be remotely managed from a remote client, the network device comprising:
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a memory adapted to store at least one downloadable unit embedded in a software binary file, the downloadable unit corresponding to at least one management function of the network device; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to locate a requested downloadable unit associated with a requested management function from the remote client, wherein the network device forwards the requested downloadable unit to the remote client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for managing a network device from a remote client comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a remote client to manage a network device;
means for providing at least one managing function associated with the network device to the remote client, the selected managing function having a corresponding downloadable unit of a software program binary file;
means for locating the selected downloadable unit embedded in the software program binary file; and
means for forwarding the downloadable unit to the remote client.
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