System, method, and computer program product for identification of vendor and model name of a remote device among multiple network protocols
First Claim
1. A method for determining a normalized vendor name and a normalized model name of a monitored device in which information obtained from the monitored device varies in accordance with a communication protocol used, the method comprising:
- accessing the monitored device using a first communication protocol to obtain information from the monitored device;
determining a vendor name and a model name of the monitored device from the information obtained from the monitored device;
determining, using the vendor name, a normalized vendor name of the monitored device; and
determining, using the normalized vendor name and the determined model name, a normalized model name of the monitored device.
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Abstract
There is provided a method, system, and computer program product for extracting information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network using an HTTP communication protocol. The method includes: retrieving, from a first memory, vendor and model information of the monitored device; determining vendor and model through the web page from the monitored device; obtaining the device state information; and storing, in a second memory, the device information obtained in the accessing step, in association with the vendor and model information.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for determining a normalized vendor name and a normalized model name of a monitored device in which information obtained from the monitored device varies in accordance with a communication protocol used, the method comprising:
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accessing the monitored device using a first communication protocol to obtain information from the monitored device; determining a vendor name and a model name of the monitored device from the information obtained from the monitored device; determining, using the vendor name, a normalized vendor name of the monitored device; and determining, using the normalized vendor name and the determined model name, a normalized model name of the monitored device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product having a computer readable medium for determining a normalized vendor name and a normalized model name of a monitored device in which information obtained from the monitored device varies in accordance with a communication protocol used, comprising:
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instructions for accessing the monitored device using a first communication protocol to obtain information from the monitored device; instructions for determining a vendor name and a model name of the monitored device from the information obtained from the monitored device; instructions for determining, using the vendor name, a normalized vendor name of the monitored device; and instructions for determining, using the normalized vendor name and the determined model name, a normalized model name of the monitored device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for determining a normalized vendor name and a normalized model name of a monitored device in which information obtained from the monitored device varies in accordance with a communication protocol used, the apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing the monitored device using a first communication protocol to obtain information from the monitored device; means for determining a vendor name and a model name of the monitored device from the information obtained from the monitored device; means for determining, using the vendor name, a normalized vendor name of the monitored device; and means for determining, using the normalized vendor name and the determined model name, a normalized model name of the monitored device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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