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Administering devices with domain state objects

  • US 7,437,443 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2003
  • Issued: 10/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for administering devices, the method implemented with two data processing domains, a first domain and a second domain, each domain comprising a networked data processing environment, the domains coupled for data communications, the method comprising:

  • receiving, in the second domain from the first domain, a domain state object, the domain state object comprising information representing a state of the first domain including information identifying devices within the first domain and a current value of an attribute of those devices within the first domain and information describing a user'"'"'s current condition within the first domain;

    wherein the user is a human being;

    wherein receiving a domain state object comprises;

    receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor;

    receiving an address of the domain state object from the mobile sensor; and

    downloading the domain state object from the address;

    identifying by the second domain an action in dependence upon the domain state object;

    wherein identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object comprises;

    retrieving a current device state object from the domain state object;

    selecting an action ID in dependence upon the current device state object; and

    executing the action by the second domain.

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