US6526442B1 — Programmable operational system for managing devi…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 176 words

A programmable operational system for managing devices participating in a network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network; an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one process in response to the at least one operation; the operation logic further generating at least one job that references the at least one operation that invokes a helper process to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the helper process generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one job to enable the automation engine to access the at least one operation.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 176 words

A programmable operational system for managing devices participating in a network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network; an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one process in response to the at least one operation; the operation logic further generating at least one job that references the at least one operation that invokes a helper process to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the helper process generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one job to enable the automation engine to access the at least one operation.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 42 words

The programmable operational system of claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of routines, each that periodically generates at least one corresponding notice of the plurality of notices and that stores the at least one corresponding notice into the collection of notices.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 32 words

The programmable operational system of claim 1 , the operation logic further comprising: an operation engine; and at least one operational group, each operational group for being processed by the operation engine.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 25 words

The programmable operational system of claim 3 , the operational group further including a filter and configuration information associated with the at least one operation.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 58 words

The programmable operational system of claim 4 , the at least one operation further comprising: at least one first operation associated with new notices in the collection of notices; at least one second operation associated with current notices in the collection of notices; and at least one third operation associated with notices removed from the collection of notices.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 87 words

The programmable operational system of claim 1 , the automation engine further comprising: event detection logic; a plurality of predetermined constructions, each that registers with the event detection logic to listen to at least one event notification, and, when invoked, that uses at least one operation to perform the at least one process associated with the at least one operation; and the event logic, upon detecting an event notification, invokes each of the plurality of predetermined constructions that has registered to listen to the detected event notification.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 42 words

The programmable operational system of claim 6 , further comprising: the at least one job further including at least one reference to at least one notice associated with the operation to enable the automation engine to access the at least one notice.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 201 words

A network system, comprising: at least one managed device participating in a network; and a first management server participating in the network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network including the at least one managed device; and an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one process in response to the at least one operation, the automation engine further comprising: event detection logic; a plurality of predetermined constructions, each that registers with the event detection logic to listen to at least one event notification, and, when invoked, that uses at least one operation to perform the at least one process associated with the at least one operation; and the event logic, upon detecting an event notification, invokes each of the plurality of predetermined constructions that has registered to listen to the detected event notification.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 201 words

A network system, comprising: at least one managed device participating in a network; and a first management server participating in the network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network including the at least one managed device; and an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one process in response to the at least one operation, the automation engine further comprising: event detection logic; a plurality of predetermined constructions, each that registers with the event detection logic to listen to at least one event notification, and, when invoked, that uses at least one operation to perform the at least one process associated with the at least one operation; and the event logic, upon detecting an event notification, invokes each of the plurality of predetermined constructions that has registered to listen to the detected event notification.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 41 words

The network system of claim 8 , further comprising: a plurality of routines, each that periodically generates at least one corresponding notice of the plurality of notices and that stores the at least one corresponding notice into the collection of notices.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

The network system of claim 8 , the operation logic further comprising: an operation engine; and at least one operational group, each operational group for being processed by the operation engine.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 82 words

The network system of claim 8 , further comprising: the operation logic further generating at least one job that references the at least one operation that invokes a helper process to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the helper process generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one job to enable the automation engine to access the at least one operation.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 151 words

The network system of claim 11 , further comprising: a second management server including a collection of notices, operation logic, a helper process and an automation engine configured in a similar manner as the first management server; the first management server further including a helper locator; the operation logic of the first management server invoking the helper locator to locate the helper process of the second management server to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the helper process of the second management server generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine of the second management server; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one job located on the first management server to enable the automation engine of the second management server to locate and access the at least one operation of the first management server via the network.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 40 words

The network system of claim 8 , further comprising: the at least one job further including at least reference to at least one notice associated with the operation to enable the automation engine to access the at least one notice.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 168 words

A method of managing a network, comprising: periodically generating a plurality of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; storing the plurality of notices into a collection of notices; executing an operation filter on the collection of notices based on at least one criteria to create at least one operation indicative of at least one state change of the network; sending an event notification referencing the at least one operation to an automation engine; performing, by the automation engine, a process based on at least one operation; locating a remote helper process on the network and providing the located helper process a reference to the at least one operation; sending, by the remote helper process, the event notification referencing the at least one operation to its local automation engine; and locating and performing, by the local automation engine, a process based on at least one operation.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 168 words

A method of managing a network, comprising: periodically generating a plurality of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; storing the plurality of notices into a collection of notices; executing an operation filter on the collection of notices based on at least one criteria to create at least one operation indicative of at least one state change of the network; sending an event notification referencing the at least one operation to an automation engine; performing, by the automation engine, a process based on at least one operation; locating a remote helper process on the network and providing the located helper process a reference to the at least one operation; sending, by the remote helper process, the event notification referencing the at least one operation to its local automation engine; and locating and performing, by the local automation engine, a process based on at least one operation.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 46 words

The method of claim 14 , further comprising: generating and storing at least one job referencing the at least one operation; providing a reference to the job in the event notification; and locating, by the automation engine, the job using the reference in the event notification.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 50 words

The method of claim 14 , further comprising: creating a plurality of operations indicative of state changes of the network, including at least one first operation indicative of new notices in the collection of notices and at least one second operation indicative of notices removed from the collection of notices.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 177 words

A programmable operational system for managing devices participating in a network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network; an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one management process in response to the at least one operation; the operation logic further generating at least one process that references the at least one operation that invokes a second process to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the second process generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one process to enable the automation engine to access the at least one operation.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 177 words

A programmable operational system for managing devices participating in a network, comprising: a collection of notices indicative of at least one of a network event, the status of the network and the status of at least one of the devices participating in the network; operation logic that filters the collection of notices based on at least one criteria and that generates at least one operation indicative of a state change of the network; an automation engine, communicatively coupled to the operation logic, that uses the at least one operation to perform at least one management process in response to the at least one operation; the operation logic further generating at least one process that references the at least one operation that invokes a second process to facilitate execution of the at least one operation; the second process generating an event notification and providing the event notification to the automation engine; and the event notification including at least one reference to the at least one process to enable the automation engine to access the at least one operation.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 42 words

The programmable operational system of claim 17 , further comprising: a plurality of routines, each that periodically generates at least one corresponding notice of the plurality of notices and that stores the at least one corresponding notice into the collection of notices.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 32 words

The programmable operational system of claim 17 , the operation logic further comprising: an operation engine; and at least one operational group, each operational group for being processed by the operation engine.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 25 words

The programmable operational system of claim 19 , the operational group further including a filter and configuration information associated with the at least one operation.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 58 words

The programmable operational system of claim 20 , the at least one operation further comprising: at least one first operation associated with new notices in the collection of notices; at least one second operation associated with current notices in the collection of notices; and at least one third operation associated with notices removed from the collection of notices.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2006-02-24	2006-08-26	2007-02-25	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2010-02-24	2010-08-26	2011-02-25	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2014-02-24	2014-08-26	2015-02-25	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Programmable operational system for managing devices participating in a network

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