发明名称 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SET OF NETWORK APPLIANCES WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED COLLABORATION, SCALABILITY, AND RELIABILITY
摘要 The invention is directed to a network-enabled appliance. The appliance may aid the remote monitoring of various measured data. The device may monitor a variable or set of variables and output the data upon request. In addition, the appliance may issue alarms, alerts, warning and other notifications when a variable matches a setpoint or undergoes a specified change, deviation, and/or fluctuation. Further the appliance may be operable to communicate with other appliances. The communication may comprise periodic pinging of peer appliances. In this manner, a peer appliance may detect a failure in other network-enabled appliances when an anticipated ping is not received. Further, the communication may enable the establishment of a directory of capabilities of various appliances. In this manner, a group of appliances may perform more complex behaviors by grouping resources. Further, a group of appliances may act to reestablish the behavior of a failed device.
申请公布号 US2007220141(A1) 申请公布日期 2007.09.20
申请号 US20060548398 申请日期 2006.10.11
申请人 PRIMM MICHAEL;FOWLER JOHN J;FAULKNER GARY 发明人 PRIMM MICHAEL;FOWLER JOHN J.;FAULKNER GARY
分类号 G06F15/00;G06F15/173;G06F13/00;H04L12/24;H04L12/26;H04L12/56;H04L29/06;H04L29/08;H04L29/14 主分类号 G06F15/00
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