Device configuration and management development system
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1. A device information development system for developing and managing configuration and/or management information for devices, the system comprising:
- data storage means storing device data structured in accordance with a common model of parameters related to the configuration and/or management of the devices;
developer interface means for allowing a software developer to develop software for configuring and/or managing devices and to enter device data into the data storage means in accordance with the common model;
software product building means for building a device configuration and/or management software product for configuring and/or managing at least one device, the software product building means being adapted to build the software product by reading data for at least one device from the data storage means structured in accordance with the common model for use by device management and control software to control a processing apparatus to configure and/or manage the devices using the data for the devices included in the product and to provide the data for a device to the device to allow local configuration and/or management at the device; and
software storage means storing device management and control software for at least one of configuring and managing a device, wherein said software product building means is adapted to build the software product to include the device management and control software.
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Abstract
A device configuration development system uses a common configuration and management database for the development of configuration and management data. A device management system for set of devices is provided from the common and management data for the management and configuration of a set of devices. Each device in the set of devices is also provided with a subset of management and configuration data related to the device.
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1. A device information development system for developing and managing configuration and/or management information for devices, the system comprising:
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data storage means storing device data structured in accordance with a common model of parameters related to the configuration and/or management of the devices; developer interface means for allowing a software developer to develop software for configuring and/or managing devices and to enter device data into the data storage means in accordance with the common model; software product building means for building a device configuration and/or management software product for configuring and/or managing at least one device, the software product building means being adapted to build the software product by reading data for at least one device from the data storage means structured in accordance with the common model for use by device management and control software to control a processing apparatus to configure and/or manage the devices using the data for the devices included in the product and to provide the data for a device to the device to allow local configuration and/or management at the device; and software storage means storing device management and control software for at least one of configuring and managing a device, wherein said software product building means is adapted to build the software product to include the device management and control software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device information development method for developing and/or managing configuration and/or management information for devices, the method comprising:
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providing a database storing device data structured in accordance with a common model of parameters related to the configuration and/or management of the devices; entering device data into the database in accordance with the common model when a software developer develops software for configuring and/or managing devices; and building a device configuration and/or management software product for use in the configuration and/or management of at least one device by including in the software product the data for a set of devices from the database store structured in accordance with the common model in the database for use by device management and control software to control a processing apparatus to configure and/or manage the devices using the data for at least one device included in the product and to provide the data for a device to the device to allow local configuration and/or management at the device, wherein device management and control software is built into at least one of the device configuration and management software product. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A storage medium storing computer readable code for controlling a computer to developing and/or managing configuration and/or management information for devices, the storage medium storing code comprising:
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code to provide a database storing device data structured in accordance with a common model of parameters related to the configuration and/or management of the devices; code to enter device data into the database in accordance with the common model when a software developer develops software for configuring and/or managing devices; and code to build a device configuration and/or management software product for use in the configuration and/or management of at least one device by including in the software product the data for a set of devices from the database store structured in accordance with the common model in the database for use by device management and control software to control a processing apparatus to configure and/or manage the devices using the data for at least one device included in the product and to provide the data for a device to the device to allow local configuration and/or management at the device, wherein device management and control software is built into the device configuration and/or management software product.
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39. A device information development computer system for developing and managing configuration and/or management information for devices, the computer system comprising:
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a data store to store device data structured in accordance with a common model of parameters related to the configuration and/or management of the devices; a processor; interface code to operate on the processor to generate a developer interface to allow a software developer to develop software for configuring and/or managing devices and to enter device data into the data storage means in accordance with the common model; software product building code to operate on the processor to build a device configuration and/or management software product for configuring and/or managing at least one device, the software product building code being coded to build the software product by reading data for at least one device from the data storage means structured in accordance with the common model for use by device management and control software to control a processing apparatus to configure and/or manage the devices using the data for the devices included in the product and to provide the data for a device to the device to allow local configuration and/or management at the device; and a software store to store device management and control software for configuring and/or managing a device, wherein said software product building code is coded to build the software product to include the device management and control software. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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