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Method and apparatus for establishing communications sessions in a remote resource control environment

  • US 5,652,908 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 07/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for recovering from a failure in a remote resource control environment wherein a resource is controlled by a resource server directed by a remote client, said remote client and said resource server being interconnected by a communications network, said method comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining fallback configuration data by specifying a fallback client from a control server, said fallback client and said control server being connected to said resource server via said network;

    controlling and maintaining administration programs and other related data in a central control facility having direct access to said configuration data, said control facility being connected to said remote client and said fallback client and servers via said network;

    detecting from said resource server the failure of a communications session between said resource server and said remote client;

    in response to the detection of said session failure, transmitting a request for fallback configuration data specifying said fallback client from said resource server via said network to said control server;

    accessing said fallback configuration data specifying said fallback client from said control server and transmitting said fallback configuration data via said network to said resource server; and

    establishing a new communications session over said network with said fallback client from said resource server using said fallback configuration data.

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