Method and apparatus for remotely inspecting properties of communicating devices
First Claim
1. A method for remotely inspecting properties of communicating devices, comprising the steps of:
- providing an inspector library containing executable code which is invoked as part of a continual relevance evaluation process;
providing one or more remote inspector methods for remotely performing any of mathematico-logical calculations, executing computational algorithms, returning the results of system calls, accessing the contents of storage devices, and querying said communicating devices;
communicating a query between a consumer computer and a remote computer, expressing precisely said query contents, wherein said remote computer is alert for incoming queries;
proving identity at each end of said communication;
said remote computer communicating an answer back to said consumer computer; and
expressing said query in a language so an advice author is accessing a remote inspector method at said remote computer.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein enables a collection of computers and associated communications infrastructure to offer a new communications process which allows information providers to broadcast information to a population of information consumers. The information may be targeted to those consumers who have a precisely formulated need for the information. This targeting may be based on information which is inaccessible to other communications protocols. The targeting also includes a time element. Information can be brought to the attention of the consumer precisely when it has become applicable, which may occur immediately upon receipt of the message, but may also occur long after the message arrives. The communications process may operate without intruding on consumers who do not exhibit the precisely-specified need for the information, and it may operate without compromising the security or privacy of the consumers who participate.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for remotely inspecting properties of communicating devices, comprising the steps of:
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providing an inspector library containing executable code which is invoked as part of a continual relevance evaluation process;
providing one or more remote inspector methods for remotely performing any of mathematico-logical calculations, executing computational algorithms, returning the results of system calls, accessing the contents of storage devices, and querying said communicating devices;
communicating a query between a consumer computer and a remote computer, expressing precisely said query contents, wherein said remote computer is alert for incoming queries;
proving identity at each end of said communication;
said remote computer communicating an answer back to said consumer computer; and
expressing said query in a language so an advice author is accessing a remote inspector method at said remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A personal information access protocol comprising:
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means for a consumer to anonymously initiate a subscription, wherein the act of subscription does not divulge said consumer'"'"'s identity or attributes and wherein there is no registration process associated with said subscription;
a consumer advice reader for anonymously gathering advice from an advice site, wherein the act of gathering advice does not divulge said consumer'"'"'s identity or attributes and wherein advice is made freely and anonymously available;
said consumer advice reader evaluating said advice for relevance, wherein the act of evaluating relevance does not divulge said consumer'"'"'s identity or attributes; and
said consumer advice reader displaying a document authored by an advice provider, explaining why a certain advisory, is relevant, and proposing a solution/response;
wherein said consumer evaluates said document and, potentially, accepting said proposed solution/response, wherein the act of passively viewing a relevant advisory does not divulge said consumers identity or attributes. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for remotely inspecting properties of communicating devices, comprising:
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an inspector library containing executable code which is invoked as part of a continual relevance evaluation process; and
one or more remote inspector methods for remotely performing any of mathematico-logical calculations, executing computational algorithms, returning the results of system calls, accessing the contents of storage devices, and querying said communicating devices;
said one or more remote injector methods performing one or more remote physical measurements;
wherein said one or more remote physical measurements comprise any of position, temperature, voltage, and status of a process. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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