Method and system for use of abstract classes for script implementation of HTTP to obtain information from devices

• US 20070073864A1
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Motoyama, Tetsuro, Fong, Avery
• Granted Patent: US 7,526,546 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for extracting status information from within a script of a web page stored on a monitored device using an abstract class interface, the abstract class interface including a first function configured to obtain support information used to extract the status information and a second function configured to extract the status information from within the script of the web page using the support information. The method includes the steps of retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device; determining, based on the vendor and model information, at least one type of status information to obtain from the monitored device; obtaining, based on the web page and the vendor and model information, the support information using the first function of the abstract class interface; accessing the monitored device using the HTTP protocol, the obtained support information, and the second function of the abstract class interface to obtain the at least one type of status information from within the script of the web page; and storing, in a second memory, the status information obtained in the accessing step in association with the vendor and model information.

Claims

1. A method for extracting status information from within a script of a web page stored on a monitored device using an abstract class interface, the abstract class interface including a first function configured to obtain support information used to extract the status information and a second function configured to extract the status information from within the script of the web page using the support information, the method comprising:

retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device;

determining, based on the vendor and model information, at least one type of status information to obtain from the monitored device;

obtaining, based on the web page and the vendor and model information, the support information using the first function of the abstract class interface;

accessing the monitored device using the HTTP protocol, the obtained support information, and the second function of the abstract class interface to obtain the at least one type of status information from within the script of the web page; and

storing, in a second memory, the status information obtained in the accessing step in association with the vendor and model information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second function is configured to obtain the device information within a JAVA script in an HTML file stored on the monitored device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises:

determining the at least one type of status information based on status information that can be obtained from the monitored device and status information that has already been obtained from the monitored device using other communication protocols.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

repeating the obtaining, accessing, and storing steps for each web page associated with the monitored device.

5. A computer-implemented system for extracting status information from within a script of a web page stored on a monitored device using an abstract class interface, the abstract class interface including a first function configured to obtain support information used to extract the status information and a second function configured to extract the status information from within the script of the web page using the support information, the method comprising:

means for retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device;

means for determining, based on the vendor and model information, at least one type of status information to obtain from the monitored device;

means for obtaining, based on the web page and the vendor and model information, the support information using the first function of the abstract class interface;

means for accessing the monitored device using the HTTP protocol, the obtained support information, and the second function of the abstract class interface to obtain the at least one type of status information from within the script of the web page; and

means for storing, in a second memory, the status information obtained by the means for accessing in association with the vendor and model information.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the second function is configured to obtain the device information within a JAVA script in an HTML file stored on the monitored device.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the means for determining comprises:

means for determining the at least one type of status information based on status information that can be obtained from the monitored device and status information that has already been obtained from the monitored device using other communication protocols.

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

means for causing the repeated execution of the means for obtaining, means for accessing, and means for storing for each web page associated with the monitored device.

9. A computer program product storing instructions for execution on a computer system, which when executed by the computer system, causes the computer system to extract status information from within a script of a web page stored on a monitored device using an abstract class interface, the abstract class interface including a first function configured to obtain support information used to extract the status information and a second function configured to extract the status information from within the script of the web page using the support information, the computer program product comprising:

instructions for retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device;

instructions for determining, based on the vendor and model information, at least one type of status information to obtain from the monitored device;

instructions for obtaining, based on the web page and the vendor and model information, the support information using the first function of the abstract class interface;

instructions for accessing the monitored device using the HTTP protocol, the obtained support information, and the second function of the abstract class interface to obtain the at least one type of status information from within the script of the web page; and

instructions for storing, in a second memory, the status information obtained by the instructions for accessing sin association with the vendor and model information.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the second function is configured to obtain the device information within a JAVA script in an HTML file stored on the monitored device.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the instructions for determining comprise:

instructions for determining the at least one type of status information based on status information that can be obtained from the monitored device and status information that has already been obtained from the monitored device using other communication protocols.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

instructions for causing the repeated execution of the instructions for obtaining, the instructions for accessing, and the instructions for storing for each web page associated with the monitored device.