Method and system for monitoring high availability support system
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- periodically receiving status information from a handheld device of an on-call support member at a server in a digital data message without a request from the server, the digital data message having a format identifying a a supported communication mode of the handheld device;
determining availability of a data connection to the handheld device based on the status information; and
routing a support request to an alternate handheld device of a back-up support member automatically in response to determining that the data connection to the handheld device is unavailable.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the availability of support members includes an application program (heartbeat application) that runs on a handheld device and an associated program that runs on a heartbeat server. The heartbeat application collects status information of the handheld device. The handheld device periodically transmits the status information to the heartbeat server in a digital data message that has a format adapted to an operation mode of the handheld device. Based on the status information, the availability of the data connection to the handheld device is determined.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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periodically receiving status information from a handheld device of an on-call support member at a server in a digital data message without a request from the server, the digital data message having a format identifying a a supported communication mode of the handheld device; determining availability of a data connection to the handheld device based on the status information; and routing a support request to an alternate handheld device of a back-up support member automatically in response to determining that the data connection to the handheld device is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of handheld devices, each of the handheld devices periodically transmits status information to a server in a digital data message without a request from the server, the digital data message identifying a supported communication mode of the handheld device; and a data server coupled to the plurality of handheld devices, the data server monitors and processes the status information for determination of availability of data connections to the plurality of handheld devices, the data server routes a support request to one of the plurality of handheld devices of back-up support members automatically in response to determining that the data connection to another one of the plurality of handheld devices of an on-call support member is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions, when executed, cause a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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periodically receiving status information from a handheld device of an end user in a digital data message without a request from the server, the digital data message having a format identifying a supported communication mode of the handheld device; processing the status information for determination of availability of a data connection to the handheld device; and routing a support request to an alternate device of a different end user automatically in response to determining that the data connection to the handheld device is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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