Feature Manager System for Facilitating Communication and Shared Functionality Among Components

• US 20110191771A1
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Implicit, LLC (Edward Balassanian)
• Original Assignee: Implicit, LLC (Edward Balassanian)
• Inventors: Balassanian, Edward
• Application Number:
  US13/018,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191771A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/178
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

The feature manager system for facilitating communication and shared functionality among components comprises a network of components, where one component receives or generates a request for a feature, searches its local system for the feature, and if the feature is not available locally, sends a request to a server component in the network. The server component searches its local system for the feature, and either sends the feature to the requesting component, or sends a separate request for the feature to another server component in the network.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A method of deploying computer code for a feature within a network, comprising:

receiving a request for the code for the feature from a component \within the network;

searching locally for the code for the feature; and

transferring the code for the feature to the component within the network.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the code for the feature transferred to the component within the network is a mapping.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the feature comprises separate versions.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising determining a version of . the code for the feature to transfer to the component within the network.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein determining a version of the code for the feature to transfer to the component within the network is based on a restriction.

32-33. -33. (canceled)

34. A method of deploying computer code for a feature \within a network, comprising:

receiving a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network, wherein the feature comprises at least one sub-feature;

searching locally for the code for the at least one sub-feature; and

determining whether the component has capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature.

35. The method of claim 34, further comprising transferring the code for the at least one sub-feature to the component within the network.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the code for the at least one sub-feature transferred to the component within the network is a mapping.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising transferring some of the code for sub-features of the feature to the component within the network.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising transferring code for a mapping to the component within the network.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature is based on a type of processor on the component.

40. The method of claim 34, wherein capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature is based on memory space on the component.

41. The method of claim 34, wherein capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature is based on an operating system on the component.

42. The method of claim 34, wherein the request for the code for the feature includes at least one restriction on the feature.

43. The method of claim 34, wherein the at least one sub-feature comprises separate versions.

44. The method of claim 43, further comprising:

determining a version of the code for the at least one sub-feature to transfer to the component within the network; and

transferring the version of the code for the at least one sub-feature to the component within the network.

45-62. -62. (canceled)

63. A system for deploying computer code for a feature within a network, comprising:

means for receiving a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network;

means for searching locally for the code for the feature; and

means for transferring the code for the feature to the component within the network.

64. The system of claim 63, wherein the feature comprises separate versions.

65. The system of claim 64, further comprising means for determining a version of the code for the feature to transfer to the component within the network.

66. The system of claim 65, wherein the means for determining a version of the code for the feature to transfer to the component within the network is based on a restriction.

67. (canceled)

68. A system for deploying computer code for a feature within a network, comprising:

means for receiving a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network, wherein the feature comprises at least one sub-feature;

means for searching locally for the code for the at least one sub-feature; and

means for determining whether the component has capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature.

69-74. -74. (canceled)

75. An article of manufacture for causing a computer to deploy computer code for a feature within a network, comprising:

means for causing the computer to receive a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network;

means for causing the computer to search locally for the code for the feature; and

means for causing the computer to transfer the code for the feature to the component within the network.

76. (canceled)

77. An article of manufacture for causing a computer to deploy computer code for a feature within a network, comprising:

means for causing the computer to receive a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network, wherein the feature comprises at least one sub-feature;

means for causing the computer to search locally for the code for the at least one sub-feature; and

means for causing the computer to determine whether the component has capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature.

78-83. -83. (canceled)

84. A system for deploying computer code for a feature within a network, the system comprising:

a storage device storing a program;

a processor in communication with the storage device, the processor operative with the program to;

receive a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network;

search locally for the code for the feature; and

transfer the code for the feature to the component within the network.

85. (canceled)

86. A system for deploying computer code for a feature within a network, the system comprising:

a storage device storing a program;

a processor in communication with the storage device, the processor operative with the program to;

receive a request for the code for the feature from a component within the network, wherein the feature comprises at least one sub-feature;

search locally for the code for the at least one sub-feature; and

determine whether the component has capability to process code for any sub-features of the feature.

87-89. -89. (canceled)