SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND MANAGING ONE OR MORE DEVICES IN A DYNAMIC NETWORK

• US 20200136941A1
• Filed: 10/24/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AppViewX, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AppViewX, Inc.
• Inventors: Palanisamy, Muralidharan
• Granted Patent: US 11,038,781 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/365 Application layer names, e.g. buddy names, unstructured names chosen by a user or home appliance name
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]

Abstract

A method of tracking and managing the one or more devices 106A-N in one or more networks 108A-N is provided. The method includes following steps: (i) obtaining information of the one or more devices 106A-N: (ii) creating an ID to a device; (iii) monitoring the one or more devices 106A-N to identify the switching of the one or more devices 106A-N between the one or more networks 108A-N; (iv) updating a workflow of the device when the device switched to a new network from the one or more networks 108A-N; (v) generating a detailed report on all the actions performed on that particular device.

Claims

1. A device management system for tracking and managing one or more devices within one or more dynamic networks using a unique identifier, the device management system comprising:

a memory unit that stores a database and a set of instructions, wherein the database comprises at least one of (i) a Unique Identification (ID) associated with the one or more devices, (ii) a Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the one or more dynamic networks; and

a processor that executes the set of instructions and is configured to;

obtain (i) information associated with one or more devices that are communicated with a first dynamic network from one or more dynamic networks, and (ii) a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the one or more dynamic networks, wherein the information associated with the one or more devices is stored in the database;

generate a unique identification (ID) for each device that is communicated with the first dynamic network from one or more dynamic networks, using a certificate that corresponds to each device;

identify switching of the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks by analyzing a configuration of the unique ID of the one or more devices with an IP address of the one or more dynamic networks;

generate a report for actions performed on one or more devices at periodical instance by analyzing the switching of the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks; and

enable an admin or a user to track and manage the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks by providing an alert based on the instances performed on each device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to automatically update the workflow for the device that is switched when the unique ID of the switched device is configured with a new IP address.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said information associated with the one or more devices comprises at least one of device name, a device locality, a device state or a device certificate.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to enable the admin or the user, using the user interface, to generate the unique ID of the device based on the certificate of the device and the IP address of the dynamic network that the device connects with.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to map the actions of each device to generate the report, wherein the processor is configured to enable the admin or user to access the generated report using the user interface to track and manage the one or more devices configured in the one or more dynamic networks.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to automatically generate a workflow to update security policies based on a new IP address of the one or more devices when the unique ID of the one or more devices is switched within the one or more dynamic networks.

7. A method for tracking and managing one or more devices within one or more dynamic networks using a unique identifier using a device management system, said method comprising:

obtaining (i) information associated with the one or more devices that are communicated with a first dynamic network from the one or more dynamic networks, (ii) a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the one or more dynamic networks;

generating a unique identification for each device that is communicated with the first dynamic network from one or more dynamic networks using a certificate that corresponds to each device;

identifying a switching of a device within the at least one dynamic network of by analyzing a configuration of the unique ID of each device with at least one of an IP address of the one or more dynamic networks;

generating a report for actions performed on one or more devices at the periodical interval by analyzing the switching of the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks; and

enabling an admin or a user to track and manage the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks by providing an alert based on the instances performed on each device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the method comprises enabling the admin or the user, using the user interface, to generate the unique ID of the device based on the certificate of the device and the IP address of the dynamic network that the device connects with.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the method comprises mapping the actions of each device to generate the report and enabling the admin or user to access the generated report using the user interface to track and manage the one or more devices configured in the one or more dynamic networks.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the method comprises automatically generating a workflow to update security policies based on a new IP address of the one or more devices when the unique ID of the one or more devices is switched within the one or more dynamic networks.

11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing the one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, further causes a method for tracking and managing one or more devices within one or more dynamic networks using a unique identifier using a device management system, said method comprising

obtaining (i) information associated with the one or more devices that are communicated with a first dynamic network from the one or more dynamic networks, (ii) a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the one or more dynamic networks;

generating a unique identification for each device that is communicated with the first dynamic network from one or more dynamic networks using a certificate that corresponds to each device;

identifying a switching of a device within the at least one dynamic network of by analyzing a configuration of the unique ID of each device with at least one of an IP address of the one or more dynamic networks;

generating a report for actions performed on one or more devices at a periodical interval by analyzing the switching of the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks; and

enabling an admin or a user to track and manage the one or more devices within the one or more dynamic networks by providing an alert based on the instances performed on each device.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing the one or more sequences of instructions of claim 11, wherein the method comprises enabling the admin or the user, using the user interface, to generate the unique ID of the device based on the certificate of the device and the IP address of the dynamic network that the device connects with.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing the one or more sequences of instructions of claim 11, wherein the method comprises automatically generating a workflow to update security policies based on a new IP address of the one or more devices when the unique ID of the one or more devices is switched within the one or more dynamic networks.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing the one or more sequences of instructions of claim 11, wherein the method comprises mapping the actions of each device to generate the report and enabling the admin or user to access the generated report using the user interface to track and manage the one or more devices configured in the one or more dynamic networks.