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System and method for distributively propagating revisions through a communications network
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1995-12-29
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Granted: 1998-01-06
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Expires: 2015-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A system, and method of operation, for propagating revisions through a communications network. The system includes: (1) status reporting circuitry, associated with a second node of the communications network, for collecting and transmitting a current status of second node information stored in a memory of the second node, (2) first information revising circuitry, associated with a first node of the communications network, for receiving the current status from the second node, determining as a function of the current status whether a revision of the second node information is required and, if the revision is required, transmitting the revision to the second node to revise the second node information and (3) second information revising circuitry, associated with the second node of the communications network, for receiving a current status from a third node of the communications network, determining as a function of the current status from the third node whether a revision of third node information stored in a memory of the third node is required and, if the revision is required, transmitting the revision received from the first node to the third node to revise the third node information, the revision thereby propagating through the communications network via the first, second and third nodes thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 George V. E. Otto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L45/00; H04L45/02; H04L45/04; G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953; Y10S707/99954
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for propagating revisions through a communications network, comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with a second node of said communications network, for collecting and transmitting a current status of second node information stored in a memory of said second node; first information revising circuitry, associated with a first node of said communications network, for receiving said current status from said second node, determining whether a revision of said second node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said first node to said second node to revise said second node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said second node of said communications network, for receiving a current status from a third node of said communications network, determining whether a revision of third node information stored in a memory of said third node is required based on said current status from said third node and, if said revision of said third node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said first node to said third node to revise said third node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said first, second and third nodes thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for propagating revisions through a communications network, comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with a second node of said communications network, for collecting and transmitting a current status of second node information stored in a memory of said second node; first information revising circuitry, associated with a first node of said communications network, for receiving said current status from said second node, determining whether a revision of said second node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said first node to said second node to revise said second node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said second node of said communications network, for receiving a current status from a third node of said communications network, determining whether a revision of third node information stored in a memory of said third node is required based on said current status from said third node and, if said revision of said third node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said first node to said third node to revise said third node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said first, second and third nodes thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said second information revising circuitry includes a memory for storing a subscriber list, said second information revising circuitry transmitting said revision based on said subscriber list.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
94 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said status reporting circuitry collects and transmits said current status of said second node information to said first node at a first time, status information circuitry associated with said third node collecting and transmitting said current status from said third node to said second node at a second time, said second time subsequent to said first time by a period of time sufficient to allow said second node information to be fully revised before said second information revising circuitry transmits said revision to said third node.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said second information revising circuitry is embodied in a sequence of instructions operable on a second processor associated with said second node, said revision capable of including revisions to said sequence of instructions, thereby allowing an operation of said second information revising circuitry to be modified.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said communications network is hierarchical, said first node functioning as a server for said second node, said second node functioning as a server for said third node.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first information revising circuitry includes first security circuitry for authenticating said current status received from said second node before said first node transmits said revision to said second node and said second node includes second security circuitry for authenticating said revision received from said first node before revising said second node information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first information revising circuitry revises said second node information by logging on to said second node and transmitting a sequence of commands to said second node to enable said second node to receive said revision.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of operation of a communications network for propagating revisions through said communications network, comprising the steps of: collecting and transmitting a current status of second node information stored in a memory of a second node of said communications network; receiving said current status from said second node into a first node of said communications network, said first node determining whether a revision of said second node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said first node to said second node to revise said second node information; and receiving a current status from a third node of said communications network into said second node, said second node determining whether a revision of third node information stored in a memory of said third node is required based on said current status from said third node and, if said revision of said third node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said first node to said third node to revise said third node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said first, second and third nodes thereof.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of operation of a communications network for propagating revisions through said communications network, comprising the steps of: collecting and transmitting a current status of second node information stored in a memory of a second node of said communications network; receiving said current status from said second node into a first node of said communications network, said first node determining whether a revision of said second node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said first node to said second node to revise said second node information; and receiving a current status from a third node of said communications network into said second node, said second node determining whether a revision of third node information stored in a memory of said third node is required based on said current status from said third node and, if said revision of said third node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said first node to said third node to revise said third node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said first, second and third nodes thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said step of receiving said current status from said third node comprises the step of transmitting said revision based on a subscriber list stored in said memory of said second node.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said current status of said second node information is collected and transmitted to said first node at a first time, said method further comprising the step of collecting and transmitting said current status from said third node to said second node at a second time, said second time subsequent to said first time by a period of time sufficient to allow said second node information to be fully revised before said second information revising circuitry transmits said revision to said third node.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said second node includes a sequence of instructions operable on a second processor associated with said second node, said revision capable of including revisions to said sequence of instructions, thereby allowing an operation of said second node to be modified.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communications network is hierarchical, said first node functioning as a server for said second node, said second node functioning as a server for said third node.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising the steps of: authenticating said current status received from said second node before said first node transmits said revision to said second node; and authenticating said revision received from said first node before revising said second node information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method as recited in claim 8 said step of receiving said current status from said second node into said first node comprises the step of revising said second node information by logging on to said second node and transmitting a sequence of commands to said second node to enable said second node to receive said revision.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
238 words
A system for propagating revisions through a hierarchical communications network having a host, a first-level node and a second-level node, comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with said first-level node, for collecting and transmitting a current status of first-level node information stored in a memory of said first-level node at a first time; first information revising circuitry, associated with said host, for receiving said current status from said first-level node, determining whether a revision of said first-level node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said host to said first-level node to revise said first-level node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said first-level node, for receiving a current status from said second-level node at a second time, determining whether a revision of second-level node information stored in a memory of said second-level node is required based on said current status from said second-level node and, if said revision of said second-level node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said host to said second-level node to revise said second-level node information, said second time subsequent to said first time by a period of time sufficient to allow said first-level node information to be fully revised before said second information revising circuitry transmits said revision to said second-level node, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said host, first-level and second-level nodes thereof.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
238 words
A system for propagating revisions through a hierarchical communications network having a host, a first-level node and a second-level node, comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with said first-level node, for collecting and transmitting a current status of first-level node information stored in a memory of said first-level node at a first time; first information revising circuitry, associated with said host, for receiving said current status from said first-level node, determining whether a revision of said first-level node information is required based on said current status and, if said revision is required, transmitting said revision from said host to said first-level node to revise said first-level node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said first-level node, for receiving a current status from said second-level node at a second time, determining whether a revision of second-level node information stored in a memory of said second-level node is required based on said current status from said second-level node and, if said revision of said second-level node information is required, transmitting said revision received from said host to said second-level node to revise said second-level node information, said second time subsequent to said first time by a period of time sufficient to allow said first-level node information to be fully revised before said second information revising circuitry transmits said revision to said second-level node, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said host, first-level and second-level nodes thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said second information revising circuitry includes a memory for storing a subscriber list, said second information revising circuitry transmitting said revision based on said subscriber list.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said second information revising circuitry is embodied in a sequence of instructions operable on a second processor associated with said first-level node, said revision capable of including revisions to said sequence of instructions, thereby allowing an operation of said second information revising circuitry to be modified.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said first information revising circuitry includes first security circuitry for authenticating said current status received from said first-level node before said host transmits said revision to said first-level node and said first-level node includes second security circuitry for authenticating said revision received from said host before revising said first-level node information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said second security circuitry authenticates said revision on a file-by-file basis.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said first information revising circuitry revises said first-level node information by logging on to said first-level node and transmitting a sequence of commands to said first-level node to enable said first-level node to receive said revision.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
308 words
A system for propagating revisions through a communications network, said communications network including at least one first level node, at least one second level node and at least one third level node, said system comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with said at least one second level node, operative to collect and transmit a second level current status of information stored in a memory of said at least one second level node; first information revising circuitry, associated with said at least one first level node, operative to: (1) receive said second level current status of information from said at least one second level node, (2) determine whether a revision of said at least one second level node information is required based on said second level current status of information, and (3) selectively transmit, in response to said determination, said revision of said at least one second level node information from said at least one first level node to said at least one second level node to revise said at least one second level node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said at least one second level node, operative to: (1) receive a third level current status of information from said at least one third level node, (2) determine whether a revision of said at least one third level node information stored in a memory of said at least one third level node is required based on said third level current status, and (3) selectively transmit, in response to said determination, said revision received from said at least one first level node to said at least one third level node to revise said at least one third level node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said at least one first level, at least one second level and at least one third level nodes thereof.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
308 words
A system for propagating revisions through a communications network, said communications network including at least one first level node, at least one second level node and at least one third level node, said system comprising: status reporting circuitry, associated with said at least one second level node, operative to collect and transmit a second level current status of information stored in a memory of said at least one second level node; first information revising circuitry, associated with said at least one first level node, operative to: (1) receive said second level current status of information from said at least one second level node, (2) determine whether a revision of said at least one second level node information is required based on said second level current status of information, and (3) selectively transmit, in response to said determination, said revision of said at least one second level node information from said at least one first level node to said at least one second level node to revise said at least one second level node information; and second information revising circuitry, associated with said at least one second level node, operative to: (1) receive a third level current status of information from said at least one third level node, (2) determine whether a revision of said at least one third level node information stored in a memory of said at least one third level node is required based on said third level current status, and (3) selectively transmit, in response to said determination, said revision received from said at least one first level node to said at least one third level node to revise said at least one third level node information, said revision thereby propagating through said communications network via said at least one first level, at least one second level and at least one third level nodes thereof.
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