×

Fault-tolerant server for collaborative computing

  • US 7,484,115 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2004
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of distributed collaborative computing comprising:

  • partitioning a collaborative function into a plurality of sub-functions;

    assigning at least one of the plurality of sub-functions to each of a plurality of collaboration servers;

    associating a zone manager with each of the plurality of collaboration servers and a zone manager with a meeting manager;

    communicating state information for each of the plurality of collaboration servers to the meeting manager, wherein the step of communicating state information comprises communicating the state information for each of the plurality of collaboration servers from the respective zone manager to the zone manager of the meeting manager;

    monitoring the plurality of collaboration servers for failures;

    launching, upon detecting failure of one of the plurality of collaboration servers, a replacement collaboration server; and

    recovering the state information for the failed collaboration server from the meeting manager into the replacement collaboration server.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×