Method for monitoring an application in a packet-switching network
First Claim
1. A method for remotely monitoring a software application in a packet-switching network comprising:
- registering the software application by a monitoring application as a first communication partner in a list of communication partners accessible in the network, the software application residing on a first computing machine on a server side of the network;
registering a presence application in the list as a second communication partner which monitors the first communication partner, the presence application residing on a second computing machine, the second computing machine an end user device;
transmitting information identifying the software application to be monitored to the first computing machine, the information including a name of the software application;
remotely monitoring the software application by the registered presence application; and
transmitting a state of the software application to the presence application as a message transmitted from the first communication partner,wherein the monitoring is carried out on the basis of the message, andwherein the state of the software application is displayed by the second computing machine as part of a buddy list.
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Abstract
In order to monitor an application (AP1, AP2, AP3) in a packet-switching network (NW), the state of the application (AP1, AP2, AP3) is recorded by means of a monitoring instant (MC) and is transmitted to a Presence Application (PA) which displays and/or further processes the state. For this purpose, the application (AP1, AP2, AP3) is registered by means of the monitoring instant (MC) as a first communication partner in a list of communication partners which can be accessed in the network, and the Presence Application (PA) is registered in the list as a second communication partner which monitors the first communication partner. The state and/or state changes of the application (AP1, AP2, AP3) is or are transmitted to the Presence Application (PA) as a characteristic which is associated with the first communication partner, or as a message which is transmitted from the first communication partner, with the monitoring being carried out on the basis of the characteristic or of the message.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for remotely monitoring a software application in a packet-switching network comprising:
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registering the software application by a monitoring application as a first communication partner in a list of communication partners accessible in the network, the software application residing on a first computing machine on a server side of the network; registering a presence application in the list as a second communication partner which monitors the first communication partner, the presence application residing on a second computing machine, the second computing machine an end user device; transmitting information identifying the software application to be monitored to the first computing machine, the information including a name of the software application; remotely monitoring the software application by the registered presence application; and transmitting a state of the software application to the presence application as a message transmitted from the first communication partner, wherein the monitoring is carried out on the basis of the message, and wherein the state of the software application is displayed by the second computing machine as part of a buddy list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for remotely monitoring a software application in a packet-switching network comprising:
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registering the software application by a monitoring application as a first communication partner in a list of communication partners accessible in the network, the software application residing on a first computing machine of a server side of the network; registering a presence application in the list as a second communication partner which monitors the first communication partner, the presence application residing on a second computing machine of an end user; transmitting information identifying the software application to be monitored to the first computing machine, the information including a name of the software application; remotely monitoring the software application by the registered presence application; transmitting a state of the software application to the presence application as a message transmitted from the first communication partner; and transmitting a control instruction from the presence application to the monitoring application, the control instruction for controlling the software application, wherein the monitoring is carried out on the basis of the message, and wherein the state of the software application is displayed by the second computing machine as part of a buddy list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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