AUTOMATED DEVICE INTEGRATION
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first interface adapted to communicate with one or more systems, wherein the system include one or more devices providing data to the apparatus;
a second interface adapted to communicate with a repository of configuration information for devices,wherein when a new device of an unknown type is detected in one of said one or more systems, the apparatus obtains device information from the repository and uses that information to integrate the device into the network.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided in which new types of devices (such as sensors) can be integrated into a network in an automated manner. The system includes a repository for device information. When a new device is detected in a network, a management system for the network obtains device information from the repository and uses that information to integrate the device into the network.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first interface adapted to communicate with one or more systems, wherein the system include one or more devices providing data to the apparatus; a second interface adapted to communicate with a repository of configuration information for devices, wherein when a new device of an unknown type is detected in one of said one or more systems, the apparatus obtains device information from the repository and uses that information to integrate the device into the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device comprising:
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a first output for sending an initialisation message to a predefined location when the device is used in an unconfigured state; and a first input for receiving configuration information for the device, wherein the configuration information is obtained from a repository that is populated with data by the manufacturer of the device.
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating with one or more systems, wherein the or each system comprise one or more devices; receiving or obtaining an indication that a device is newly installed in one of said one or more systems; contacting a repository to obtain device information for the device, in the event that the newly installed device is of a previously unknown type; and using said device information to integrate the device into the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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using a simulated management system to simulate the use of a device; using results of the simulation to generate a mediation language file describing a management module of the device; and uploading the mediation language file to a repository of device information.
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12. A computer program product comprising:
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means for communicating with one or more systems, wherein the or each system comprise one or more devices; means for receiving or obtaining an indication that a device is newly installed in one of said one or more systems; means for contacting a repository to obtain device information for the device, in the event that the newly installed device is of a previously unknown type; and means for using said device information to integrate the device into the network.
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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means for using a simulated management system to simulate the use of a device; means for using results of the simulation to generate a mediation file describing a management module of the device; and means for uploading the mediation language file to a repository of device information.
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