Using a managing device to configure and locally manage multiple managed devices
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1. A device with a device management (DM) client, the device comprising:
- a device management tree managed by the device that comprises nodes associated with configurations and management operations;
the device management tree comprising a subtree of nodes associated with a second device communicatively coupled with the device; and
the DM client communicating a configuration and commands to the second device when the subtree of nodes associated with the second device is manipulated.
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Abstract
A management network that supports local management of managed devices by a managing device while also supporting remote management by a remote device management (DM) server. The managing device comprises a DM client that exposes a management tree for facilitating remote management by the remote DM server. The DM client comprises nodes in its management tree that correspond to the managed devices. In one embodiment, the remote DM server installs nodes needed to manage the managed devices into the management tree maintained/provided by the DM client of the managing device.
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1. A device with a device management (DM) client, the device comprising:
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a device management tree managed by the device that comprises nodes associated with configurations and management operations; the device management tree comprising a subtree of nodes associated with a second device communicatively coupled with the device; and the DM client communicating a configuration and commands to the second device when the subtree of nodes associated with the second device is manipulated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A local management network within a premises comprising:
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a managing device capable of managing a plurality of managed devices locally; each of the plurality of managed devices comprising a configuration and operations interface that is accessible by the managing device; the managing device comprising a configuration and management information for each of the plurality of managed devices; and the managing device configuring and managing at least one of the plurality of managed devices based on its associated configuration and management information employing the corresponding configuration and operations interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An IPTV device communicatively coupled to a remote server, the IPTV device comprising:
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an incoming broadcast receiver that supports multiple channels; a management client that exposes a configuration and management operations interface for management purposes; a display screen that is used to display at least one of the multiple channels; the management client configuring the IPTV based upon a configuration information communicated to the IPTV from a remote management server via the configuration and management operations interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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