STREAMING SERVER ADMINISTRATION PROTOCOL

• US 20100299406A1
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Murata, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,732,731 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/548 Object oriented; Remote method invocation [RMI] non-remote method invocation G06F9/449
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Network server information has traditionally been obtained through the use of operating systems functions and calls. By adding URL protocol code to the network server, such data may be obtained by use of a URL. In the URL, path information for the container in the server where such data resides is included. Specific server data may be retrieved, or such data may be retrieved recursively among several levels of containers. System calls and other functions may also be added to the URL path name for searching for particular data, or similar types of data through successive levels of containers. The protocol allows server administrators to access server data, in real time, from any user device in a network in which the server resides.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium containing a program which implements the following procedure:

processing at a network server an HTTP path name generated at a client wherein said HTTP path name includes an identity of a container within said server and an identity of data maintained with said container;

processing by an administrative module of said server said path name to generate said data identified in said path name for subsequent transmission to said client;

and transmitting said data to said client.

2. A method for obtaining internal server data locally or remotely across a computer network comprising:

processing at a network server an HTTP path name generated at a client wherein said HTTP path name includes an identity of a container within said server and an identity of data maintained with said container;

processing by an administrative module of said server said path name to generate said data identified in said path name for subsequent transmission to said client;

and transmitting said data to said client.

3. A computer network comprising:

a streaming server including an admin module and at least one container, said module having a protocol instruction set responsive to HTTP commands, said container being adapted to serve internal server data for said server;

a user device in communication with said server, said user device being operative to transmit an URL to said server, said admin module in response to said URL being received accessing said data in said container and transmitting said data to said user device.

4. In a computer network having a server and a client, said server having a container in which administrative data concerning said server is maintained, a server administrative system comprising:

means for transmitting from said client to said server a URL path name wherein a portion of said URL path name includes an identity of said container;

means responsive to said path name being received at said server for retrieving said administrative from said container and transmitting said administrative data to said client.