System and method to publish information from servers to remote monitor devices

• US 8,301,766 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2011
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Clubb, Kenneth, Sutton, Lyle
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US13/067,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20110264794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709217-219, 709237-238, 709/250, 726/5, 726/19, 713/156
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1635 Cumulative acknowledgement, i.e. the acknowledgement message applying to all previous messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2001/0092 Error control systems characterised by the topology of the transmission link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/133 Protocols for remote procedure calls [RPC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 : Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 : Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 : Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 : Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/164 : Adaptation or special uses of UDP protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 : Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/045 : involving different protocol versions, e.g. MIPv4 and MIPv6

Abstract

To assist in monitoring the intelligent messaging network, a system and method for publishing logging and status information from the servers is provided. A list of available servers accessible for monitoring by persons, devices, and applications via a remote monitor device can be provided. The remote monitor device may forward selected servers from the list of available servers in which they are interested. Also, particular information about the selected servers can be requested. Access to certain servers and information may be restricted to those with authorization. Authorization can be verified by the use of digital certificates. The requested information can then be gathered and provided to authorized persons or devices. Typically, the information includes logging and status information from the servers. The information can be provided as an XML page and viewed using, for example, a standard web browser. Further, if the information is provided to the remote monitor device as an XML page, a standard XML parser may be used to extract particular information from the XML page.

Claims

1. A method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device, comprising:

authorizing, via a digital certificate, access of a wireless client device to a web page content server;

sending, from a web browser associated with said wireless client device, a request for web page content to said web page content server, said web page content including message flow information associated with at least one of a plurality of monitored servers; and

receiving, via a physical receiver associated with said wireless client device, said web page content according to an access level associated with said digital certificate.

2. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, wherein:

said network message is transmitted via a Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol.

3. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via said physical receiver, said web page content in a compressed form.

4. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, further comprising:

intercepting said request via a proxy Internet Protocol (IP)/port.

5. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, further comprising:

unpacking, via a wireless client device side proxy, said web page content into an HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) response; and

sending said HTTP response to said web browser.

6. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a mobile library optimized for an underlying wireless protocol used by said wireless client device.

7. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 5, wherein:

said wireless client device side proxy sits atop a mobile library.

8. The method of retrieving information associated with web page content by a wireless client device according to claim 1, further comprising:

compressing a raw payload of said request for said web page content prior to transmission of said request.

9. A wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content, comprising:

a digital certificate to authorize access of said wireless client device to a web page content server;

a web browser to send a request for web page content to said web page content server, said web page content including message flow information associated with at least one of a plurality of monitored servers; and

a physical receiver associated with said wireless web browser client device to receive said web page content according to an access level associated with said digital certificate.

10. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 9, wherein:

said request is sent via a Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol.

11. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 9, wherein:

said physical receiver receives said web page content in a compressed form.

12. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 9, further comprising:

a wireless client device side proxy to intercept said request for said web page content via a proxy Internet Protocol (IP)/port.

13. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 12, wherein:

said wireless client device side proxy unpacks retrieved information associated with said web page content into an HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) response, and sends said HTTP response to said wireless web browser client device.

14. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 9, further comprising:

a mobile library optimized for an underlying wireless protocol used by said wireless web browser client device.

15. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 12, wherein:

said wireless client device side proxy sits atop a mobile library.

16. The wireless client device to retrieve information associated with web page content according to claim 12, wherein:

said wireless client device side proxy compresses a raw payload of said request for said web page content prior to transmitting said network message.