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System and method for the hybrid harvesting of information from peripheral devices

  • US 7,437,439 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2002
  • Issued: 10/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for harvesting data from at least one device, said method comprising:

  • storing on said at least one device an application program, said storing occurring prior to the start of a harvesting session, wherein said application program is a chailet including code interpreting between JAVA Virtual Machine and SNMP;

    enabling said stored application program to harvest certain data front said at least one device;

    prior to said storing step, determining if said certain data is obtainable from SNMP;

    inhibiting said storing and enabling steps if it is determined that said certain data is obtainable from SNMP, and obtaining said certain data using SNMP;

    communicating said harvested data to an application common to said least one device; and

    removing said stored application program from said at least one device at the conclusion of said communicating step.

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