MANAGING A REMOTE DEVICE
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1. A method, for use by an agent, of obtaining data from a device, the method comprising:
- receiving a plug-in containing system calls for obtaining the data from the device;
loading the plug-in into the agent;
obtaining the data from the device using the system calls; and
transmitting the data over an external network using one or more of a plurality of protocols.
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Abstract
An agent obtains data from a device by receiving a plug-in containing system calls for obtaining the data from the device, loading the plug-in into the agent, obtaining the data from the device using the system calls, and transmitting the data over an external network using one or more of a plurality of protocols. The data is provided to a client by formatting the data, and making the formatted data accessible to a client via the external network.
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42 Claims
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1. A method, for use by an agent, of obtaining data from a device, the method comprising:
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receiving a plug-in containing system calls for obtaining the data from the device;
loading the plug-in into the agent;
obtaining the data from the device using the system calls; and
transmitting the data over an external network using one or more of a plurality of protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing, to a client, data that was obtained by an agent from a remote device on an internal network, the method comprising:
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receiving the data via an external network, at least some of the data being received periodically;
formatting the data; and
making the formatted data accessible to a client via the external network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program stored on a machine-readable medium, the computer program comprising an agent for obtaining data from a device, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a machine to:
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receive a plug-in containing system calls for obtaining the data from the device;
load the plug-in into the agent;
obtain the data from the device using the system calls; and
transmit the data over an external network using one or more of a plurality of protocols. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program stored on a machine-readable medium for providing, to a client, data that was obtained by an agent from a remote device on an internal network, the computer program comprising instructions that cause the machine to:
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receive the data via an external network, at least some of the data being received periodically;
format the data; and
make the formatted data accessible to a client via the external network. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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