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Method and apparatus for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error in a communication system
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-04
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Granted: 1998-07-07
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Expires: 2016-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A message sender (120, 700) and an output controller (110, 600) having an output configuration recover from a configuration error in a communication system. The output controller defines (404) a current output configuration tag (220) for identifying a current output configuration (212) in response to the output configuration being changed to the current output configuration. The message sender sends (506) to the output controller a recorded configuration tag corresponding to the output controller, in response to having a message to send to the output controller. The output controller and the message sender cooperate (512) to recover from the configuration error produced when the recorded configuration tag is different from the current configuration tag.
Inventors
- 👤 Jheroen P. Dorenbosch
- 👤 Xuming Chen
- 👤 R. Louis Breeden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/185; H04L; H04L69/00; H04L69/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A method for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error in a communication system comprising a message sender and an output controller having an output configuration, comprising the steps of: transmitting, from the output controller, a notification comprising a current output configuration in response to the output configuration of the output controller being changed to the current output configuration, the notification intended for reception by the message sender; storing a time stamp in a memory element of the output controller indicating a time at which the notification was transmitted; sending from the message sender to the output controller, in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following a loss of communications, a request for a retransmission of the current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which the loss of communications occurred; and retransmitting the current output configuration from the output controller to the message sender, in response to the request when the time stamp is later than the time value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
A method for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error in a communication system comprising a message sender and an output controller having an output configuration, comprising the steps of: transmitting, from the output controller, a notification comprising a current output configuration in response to the output configuration of the output controller being changed to the current output configuration, the notification intended for reception by the message sender; storing a time stamp in a memory element of the output controller indicating a time at which the notification was transmitted; sending from the message sender to the output controller, in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following a loss of communications, a request for a retransmission of the current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which the loss of communications occurred; and retransmitting the current output configuration from the output controller to the message sender, in response to the request when the time stamp is later than the time value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
225 words
An output controller in a communication system having a message sender, the output controller for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error, the output controller comprising: a communication interface coupled to the message sender for communicating with the message sender; a processing system coupled to the communication interface for processing communications transmitted and received through the communication interface; and an output interface coupled to the processing system for cooperating therewith to maintain an output configuration of the output controller, wherein the processing system is programmed to: transmit a notification comprising a current output configuration in response to the output configuration being changed to the current output configuration, the notification intended for reception by the message sender; store a time stamp in a memory element of the output controller indicating a time at which the notification was transmitted; receive from the message sender a request for a retransmission of the current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which a loss of communications occurred; the request sent in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following the loss of communications; and retransmit the current output configuration from the output controller to the message sender, in response to the request when the time stamp is later than the time value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
225 words
An output controller in a communication system having a message sender, the output controller for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error, the output controller comprising: a communication interface coupled to the message sender for communicating with the message sender; a processing system coupled to the communication interface for processing communications transmitted and received through the communication interface; and an output interface coupled to the processing system for cooperating therewith to maintain an output configuration of the output controller, wherein the processing system is programmed to: transmit a notification comprising a current output configuration in response to the output configuration being changed to the current output configuration, the notification intended for reception by the message sender; store a time stamp in a memory element of the output controller indicating a time at which the notification was transmitted; receive from the message sender a request for a retransmission of the current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which a loss of communications occurred; the request sent in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following the loss of communications; and retransmit the current output configuration from the output controller to the message sender, in response to the request when the time stamp is later than the time value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
182 words
A message sender in a communication system having an output controller, the message sender for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error, the message sender comprising: a network interface for receiving a message from a message originator; a processing system coupled to the network interface for processing the message; and a communication interface coupled to the processing system for communicating with the output controller, wherein the processing system is programmed to: send to the output controller a request for a retransmission of a current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which a loss of communications occurred, the request sent in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following the loss of communications; and receive the current output configuration from the output controller when a time stamp is later than the time value, the time stamp having been stored in a memory element of the output controller when a notification comprising an output configuration of the output controller was last sent to the message sender.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A message sender in a communication system having an output controller, the message sender for facilitating a recovery from a configuration error, the message sender comprising: a network interface for receiving a message from a message originator; a processing system coupled to the network interface for processing the message; and a communication interface coupled to the processing system for communicating with the output controller, wherein the processing system is programmed to: send to the output controller a request for a retransmission of a current output configuration of the output controller, the request qualified by a time value representing a time at which a loss of communications occurred, the request sent in response to a reestablishment of communications between the message sender and the output controller following the loss of communications; and receive the current output configuration from the output controller when a time stamp is later than the time value, the time stamp having been stored in a memory element of the output controller when a notification comprising an output configuration of the output controller was last sent to the message sender.
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