COMMON CONFIGURATION APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for use in a computer system comprising at least one computer, the at least one computer comprising at least a first media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a first network connection technology and a second media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a second network connection technology that is different than the first network connection technology, the method comprising acts of:
- (A) providing a first configuration interface for the first media manager that enables the first media manager to receive a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology;
(B) providing a second configuration interface for the second media manager that enables the second media manager to receive a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology; and
(C) conforming the first and second configuration interfaces to a common configuration interface format.
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Abstract
A network and connection provisioning framework for configuring and provisioning multiple aspects of network connectivity (e.g., multiple networks, media types, and/or connections). The framework may comprise a unified configuration interface that enables an administrator to configure multiple different types of network connectivity. A single configuration file comprising settings for multiple aspects of network connectivity may be generated based on preferences entered by a system administrator, or by exporting current settings from a particular computing device. Global configuration policies or other configuration settings that span multiple types of network connectivity may be also created and stored in one or more configuration files. Stand-alone media managers and/or plug-in modules may implement one or more standardized application programming interface functions so that they may interoperate with the network and connection provisioning framework. The standardized API may be used to ensure that configuration information is handled and stored in a standardized manner by different media managers and/or plug-in modules.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use in a computer system comprising at least one computer, the at least one computer comprising at least a first media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a first network connection technology and a second media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a second network connection technology that is different than the first network connection technology, the method comprising acts of:
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(A) providing a first configuration interface for the first media manager that enables the first media manager to receive a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology; (B) providing a second configuration interface for the second media manager that enables the second media manager to receive a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology; and (C) conforming the first and second configuration interfaces to a common configuration interface format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. At least one computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions that, when executed, perform a method of providing a first media manager for use in a computer comprising the first media manager and one or more additional media managers, wherein each of the one or more additional media managers enables the computer to communicate using a corresponding network connection technology, the method comprising an act of:
(A) providing the first media manager with a first configuration interface that enables the first media manager to receive a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the computer to communicate using a first network connection technology, wherein the first configuration interface conforms to a common configuration interface format shared by at least one of the one or more additional media managers, and wherein the common configuration interface format comprises one or more application programming interface (API) functions for adding, modifying, and deleting a configuration profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for provisioning network connection settings on a computer, the system comprising:
at least one processor programmed to implement a provisioning component that is adapted to; receive at least one configuration file comprising a first profile relating to a first network connection technology and a second profile relating to a second network connection technology different than the first network connection technology; provide a first set of configuration settings to a first media manager via a first configuration interface, wherein the first set of configuration settings are obtained, at least partially, based on the first profile; and provide a second set of configuration settings to a second media manager via a second configuration interface, wherein the second set of configuration settings are obtained, at least partially, based on the second profile, and wherein the first and second configuration interfaces conform to a common configuration interface format. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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