APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF DEVICE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES

• US 20100257262A1
• Filed: 04/01/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ji-Hye, Hwang, Sung-Oh
• Application Number:
  US12/752,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20100257262A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/044 comprising hierarchical management structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for supporting a plurality of management authorities in a DM system that includes a plurality of DM servers which manage a DM client and are subordinate to the plurality of management authorities. Priority information of the plurality of management authorities or the plurality of DM servers is stored in a management object. When the DM client receives commands for a specific node from two or more of the plurality of DM servers, the priority information is searched. A command received from one of the two or more DM servers having a high priority according to the priority information is selectively performed.

Claims

1. A method for supporting a plurality of management authorities in a Device Management (DM) system that includes a plurality of DM servers which manage a DM client and are subordinate to the plurality of management authorities, the method comprising the steps of:

storing priority information of the plurality of management authorities or the plurality of DM servers in a management object;

when the DM client receives commands for a specific node from two or more of the plurality of DM servers, searching the priority information; and

selectively performing a command received from one of the two or more DM servers having a high priority according to the priority information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority information is added to an access control list among property lists of each node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the priority information comprises adding a node for storing the priority information of the plurality of management authorities or the plurality of DM servers to the management object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority information is changed according to a user preference or a business policy of a service provider.

5. An apparatus for supporting a plurality of management authorities in a Device Management (DM) system, the apparatus comprising:

a storage for storing priority information of the plurality of management authorities or a plurality of DM servers in a management object; and

a controller for determining whether commands for a specific node are received from two or more of the plurality of DM servers which are subordinate to the plurality of management authorities, searching the priority information when the commands are received, and selectively performing a command received from one of the two or more DM servers having a high priority according to the priority information.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the priority information is added to an access control list among property lists of each node.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the storage for storing the priority information comprises means for adding a node for storing the priority information of the plurality of management authorities or the plurality of DM servers to the management object.

8. An apparatus for supporting a plurality of management authorities in a Device Management (DM) system, the apparatus comprising:

a management object for storing priority information of the plurality of management authorities or a plurality of DM servers; and

a terminal for determining whether commands for a specific node are received from two or more of the plurality of DM servers which are subordinate to the plurality of management authorities, searching the priority information when the commands are received, and selectively performing a command received from one of the two or more DM servers having a high priority according to the priority information.