Apparatus for remote monitoring of equipment, with feed for feeding data
First Claim
1. A server for connecting to equipment to be monitored, the server having an internet protocol address and comprising a database for receiving and storing data from the equipment and a feed for feeding data from the database to remote applications addressing the server.
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Abstract
A server (10) for connecting to equipment to be monitored, the server having an internet protocol address and comprising a database (105) for receiving and storing data from the equipment and a feed (121), for example in the form of means for generating an extensible mark-up language (XML) feedfile, for feeding data from the database to remote applications (41, 42) addressing the server. A remote computer (42) having a network connection for connecting to the server can monitor the equipment, and a news display application on that computer can store an address of the server as its source of items to be displayed and can perform a look-up of items from the server.
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20 Claims
- 1. A server for connecting to equipment to be monitored, the server having an internet protocol address and comprising a database for receiving and storing data from the equipment and a feed for feeding data from the database to remote applications addressing the server.
- 12. A computer for remote monitoring of equipment, the computer having a network connection for connecting to a server connected to equipment to be monitored and having a news display application for displaying items fed to the computer by a news feed, wherein the news display application stores an address of the server as its source of items to be displayed and has means for performing a look-up of items from the server at regular read intervals.
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17. A method of operation of a server connected to equipment to be monitored, where the server has an internet protocol address and a database for receiving and storing data from the equipment, the method comprising generating a feedfile containing reports of parameters being monitored in the equipment and storing the feedfile on the server in a manner such that it can be read by a remote application addressing the server.
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18. A computer program product comprising instructions and data which, when loaded onto a server having an internet protocol address and a database for receiving and storing data from equipment being monitored, cause the server to generate a feedfile containing reports of parameters being monitored in the equipment and to store the feedfile in a manner such that it can be read by a remote application addressing the server.
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19. A method of operation of a computer for remote monitoring of equipment, comprising providing a network connection for connecting to a server connected to the equipment to be monitored, providing a news display application for displaying items fed to the computer by a news feed, storing, in association with the news display application, an address of the server as its source of items to be displayed and performing a look-up of items from the server at regular read intervals.
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20. A computer program product comprising instructions and data which, when loaded onto a computer having a network connection for connecting to a server connected to equipment to be monitored, cause the computer to:
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execute a news display application;
uniquely address a feedfile located at an address identifying the server;
perform a feedfile look-up from the server at regular read intervals; and
display items fed to the computer by the news display application in combination with the feedfile.
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Specification