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Management techniques for non-traditional network and information system topologies

  • US 9,537,731 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2008
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of discovering and interoperating with devices connected to a computer network, the method comprising:

  • discovering at least one device connected to the network;

    identifying said discovered device;

    in response to said discovering and identifying, instantiating and invoking an instance of a dynamic application on a further device also connected to the network, said dynamic application being first instantiated and invoked on the further device in response to discovery and identification of said discovered device on the network;

    using the dynamic application instantiated and invoked on the further device to perform further discovery of said discovered device over the network without requiring the discovered device to execute a discovery software agent; and

    receiving, over the network, information relating to said further discovery from said instantiated and invoked dynamic application.

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