TWI244593B - Remote management agent for application provisioning and content synchronization in an unattended operation environment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a remote management agent for application provisioning and content synchronization in an unattended operation environment. A network operations center is operatively in communication with a data network as is a remote management agent executing in a computer remote from the network operations center. The remote management agent comprises a service watchdog, an application manager, a command processor, and a file synchronizer. A method of the present invention comprises initializing the network operations center to receive communications from the remote management agent; initializing the remote management agent in a computer remote from the network operations center; monitoring a predetermined set of environmental values at the remote computer by the remote management agent; determining a current value of the predetermined set of environmental values; and reporting the determined current environmental value to the network operations center when the determined current environmental value exceeds a predetermined value. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.

Description

[Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention refers to the control of a decentralized computer, a remote computer that operates in a lack of technical support environment, so that = ^ = has :: the system encountered difficulties. For the video central system In terms of He Sheng-based playback and / or multimedia broadcast systems, more 7. Lack of support and / or support staff may allow corporate helmets to use current computer technology and a wide range of other available applications. Make the most of it Related applications: No. 551 β This invention claims priority to the provisional patent application No. 60/295 filed on June 5, 2001. [Previous technology] ^ The maintenance of the system requires the application and the application ring to be maintained on the remote computer. However, today's systems and users often cannot monitor the local application and environment and give appropriate responses to abnormal conditions. Therefore, Many and many types of abnormal conditions can be detected if they can be detected early, and these abnormal conditions can be prevented. ^ In addition, in many environments, it is advisable to allow the remote computer to recover from abnormal conditions such as μ as locally as possible, or to restore the system without human intervention. Help wrong

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is used to provide an application and the content is the same as the following: 4? System and method 1 in an unmanned operation environment The system includes ::; == Remote agent that provides network access, network management, remote control, and remote operation that perform operations with a data network: management agent :::::? Industry center computer rr monitor, -applier and a file synchronizer. The logic state, in a preferred embodiment, is to receive the current value of a set of predetermined environmental values from a remote control agent at the remote network operation center to monitor the remote computer. When the values are confirmed, these reports will be provided to the web-based expensive review committee. They can oppose the features and their effects, and further cooperate with the diagram. The detailed description is as follows: The network operation center starts operations to communicate, and it also enables remote The control agent starts working in the computer, remotely controls the environment value of the agent, and determines that the set of predetermined current environment values exceeds a predetermined road operation center. Understanding and understanding of the purpose, shape, and structure of the present invention, examples are described below. [Embodiment] The present invention is a remote control agent for providing applications and synchronizing content in an unmanned operating environment. Generally, The items described in this article 'if implemented by software' can also be implemented in hardware. Referring to the first figure, the figure is a schematic diagram of an example of a system for providing a remote control agent 40 for providing applications and synchronizing content in an unmanned operating environment. The system 10 includes a data network 100. Network Operation Center, page 9, No. 1244593, 9111 Quzhou, Invention Description (3) 20, and remote control agent 40. The remote control agent 40 is executed in a computer of the operation center 20, for example, the remote computer 30. Z in the middle = 2 0 and the remote computer 3 0 are connected via the data network. In one embodiment, the data network is a data network such as the Internet. In addition, the data network 100 may include wired and wireless networks, such as cable, DSL, and satellite and dial-up networks. The remote computer 30 referred to herein may be a personal computer, an enhanced television, a video conversion box, a wireless personal digital assistant, such as a digital media receiver for spot, sanitary, or cable, etc., or a combination thereof. Please also refer to the first and second figures, which are schematic diagrams of 40 remote control agents. The remote control agent 40 includes a service monitor 42, an application manager 44, a command processor 46, and File Synchronizer 48. "The service monitor 42 includes a scanning component 42b that can determine and report on computing environment conditions. These conditions can include, for example, available permanent data storage capacity, available CPU (Central Processing Unit) computing power, and application related Linked component 4 2 a reported errors, etc., or a combination thereof. The application manager 44 includes a service providing component 44 b to ensure that the selected environment environment parameters are consistent with a predetermined configuration. These selections & lt The operation environment parameters may include file storage location requirements, verification of file storage at the required file storage location, compliance with configuration file operating parameters, determination and reporting of software application version data, etc., or The application manager 44 may further include a trigger function 44 & which can retrieve or otherwise call available software applications of the remote computer 30. For example, the version data of the determined software application belongs to One of the predetermined numbers is 1244593 91112028 V. Description of the invention (4) Correction of the second force: When the value is out of date ... Use the trigger function 44a to call Shengcha Chapter: The processor 4 6 includes an application launcher 4 6 b 'so that when a predetermined trigger is received from the network ^ 1 private ~ 2 〇 (as shown in the first figure), the dish is started ^ ~ 20 ( As shown in the first picture) received a predetermined trigger 'reset command response to make the remote computer 30 (as shown in the first picture 30 (Figure-Figure) re-cut the door machine' person eight: the boot command responded The remote computer ..., so as to send 51 眛 from the net :: ;;: =: _ also includes the project clearer, such as "2 0 (first picture) in the i dish, received a clear command to touch the remote computer 30 does not want The brain 30T is like the second 3 package f: case synchronization component 48a, which allows the remote telecom (shown in the figure-the right) to save the first surname (not shown) or the network operation center (If the file storage structure of the case is saved and updated: compare the structure of the sister '... The file of the computer storage file structure ί 端 Γ computer 30 (as shown in the figure-)) Report on the remote field computer 3 0 ° and road operation center 20 (as the difference between the storage structure in the first picture, etc., the file storage structure and the file network operation center of another computer 2 0 and 1 or a combination thereof. Computer 30 can go through the steps. "§ The storage structure of the file is the same as the source remote computer 32. In the same way, for the flow chart of a method example shown in the operation of an implementation example, please refer to the first, second, and third figures. Remote control agent

1244593 Amendment -------- Case No. 91112028 V. Description of Invention (5) So what? In the unmanned operation ring 3, "provide application steps. The network operation center 20 includes the software in the remote valley and restores its own operation by itself: = the software of the end computer 30 on the t day. For example, the network Path = = Command 'Force remote computer 3 ◦ Re-secondary: machine error can recover from error status, such as deadly race-like tragic recovery. Network operation center can also collect garbage and disk resource management needs, Send—a clear one-click, 'off to delete a file resident on the remote computer 30.', collect == ::: ====== is pulled from the remote computer 30 and the computer is engaged in resource management 3 ° In the database, the computer's 3D broadcast directory and the remote directory and the remote map = 2: 20 :, start the operation at 2 ° 〇, please refer to the third outside, remote control Controlling the communication of agent 40. This industry, but this. = 4 () is t Step 21G starts from the remote computer 3g to start the winter industry. It is not necessary to start at the same time or at a similar time. When the terminal power is f, the remote control The management agent 40 then monitors the remote supervisor: device 42: at step 220, the environmental parameter value. The monitoring may include the use of services and Use should ii "all the tasks, execution parameters within the client computers 30. And remote controller 44 to monitor the operating environment of the remote computer 30 Page 12 Case No. 91112028_

1244593 V. Description of the invention (6) Use the monitored ring moxibustor drooping / shitu step 230 to determine the set of pre-determined; Λ end control agent 40 can start the current value of Liu Dan and Yi Xiong in the permanent data. , Such as available errors. In order to use the CPU to run different forces, the application reported in step 240 'Remotely commented that the ding ding 100 rft ^ ^ Control agent 40 can, for example, report the environmental value to the network operation center via the data network Λ Λ ^ 2 〇. In the preferred Λ yoke example, it can be limited to when the purple iF PI value is set to exceed a set of prerequisites, such as file storage location requirements, file storage, and confirmation of the storage location of the dead case, compliance with the configuration file, and determination. And report on software application data. This report is filed ..., remote control of applications or hostile environmental conditions for major errors / if the software responds to communications received from remote control agents 40, the network can generate As soon as a trigger message is sent, amaranth will be ^ 20 40. After receiving the touch * π, I will send the touch to the & end control agent j to trigger the glycoside k, and the remote control agent 40 may start to work together and assist the operation = other: call the remote computer 3 otherwise. A required function, in response to Xun Xin, for example, using the command processor 46 to start a software program, 'issue a reset command to reset the remote computer 30, issue a reset command to the remote computer 30 to restart Reboot command, etc., or 3 ί Therefore, the trigger can be used to provide maintenance of the remote computer 3 0 ^. Industry errors are minimized. ^ For example, the remote control agent, in addition, 'if certain conditions are met without a trigger message, 40 can cause the remote computer 30 to perform more than one function 1244593 amend i No. 9111 Discussion of the Invention (7) When the version of a software application is equal to or lower than the required standard, the remote control agent 40 can cause the software application source to retrieve an available software application that can be accessed. A remote 1 controlling agent 40 can also compare the file storage structure of the remote computer 30 with another, fine-grained case storage structure, for example, using the slot synchronizer 4 8 to make the file structure of the remote computer 30 and The slot structure in the center of the source remote computer 3 is compared. If the remote control agent is out of date or is not synchronized in other ways, the remote control agent 40 μ2i will connect to the Kuo operation center 20 and update it with another source file from the remote computer 32. A file of its local file storage structure. In addition, the extension control agent 40 can also report to the network operation center the right file storage structure and the source computer of the other source; the target is: difference. For example, the network operation center 20 can remotely control agent 4 with 48 = 3. . Using the bid synchronizer to kill the eyes 40, the new bid terminal can be made via the network operation center 20 = the file directory structure of the electricity at that time is far from the source ^ = = advance :: far away; end :: medium difference The contents are kept in sync, and maintained; the archives and stale files in the data. Bei Neigu, for example, to remove excess or periodical charge: depending on:;: industry :: 2; = case structure may include or content. Remote Control Agent 4. In its page 14 1244593 t No. 911120 V. Description of the invention (8) It can be determined that the remote computer 30 is another local source that can be used for charging. Whether it is local or in the network management agent 40, it can also make sure that the reservation needs to be equivalent to or more than one. If the remote computer 30 has an error condition, the remote control machine can be used to repair its damaged data structure. At that time, restarting from the second computer can be performed automatically. According to the above, only the structural features of the present invention are not in the field of the present invention, and the patent scope of the present case can be easily taken. Month 27

The bid structure needs to be deleted due to expiration, and it needs to be updated from, for example, the network operation center 20 and operated under the control of the supplementary operation center 20. The remote operating environment parameters meet the predetermined configuration, Dish space. There is a mismanagement agent 40 that can cause the remote electrical terminal 30 to fail and restart the remote computer 30 and the file structure, as well as damage the data and / or file structure of the data and file brain 30, install applications and / Or information. These are one of the best specific embodiments of the present invention, but they are not limited to this, and any changes or modifications that those skilled in the art are considering can be included in the

1244593 / _ _ Case No. 91112028/3 4 · May 2nd? __ Schematic illustration does not explain: The figure shown in the first figure is used to provide applications and synchronize content in an unattended environment. Schematic diagram of a remote control agent providing system example. The second figure is a schematic diagram of an example of a remote control agent. The third figure is a flowchart of an implementation example. Attachment: Summary of Patent Application Scope of Application

[Representative symbols for main parts] System .............. 10 Network Operation Center ......... 20 Remote computer ... ...... 30 Source remote computer ......... 32 Remote control agent ... 40 Service monitor ... ....... 42 Application Manager ... 44 Trigger Function ......... 44a Service Provisioning Component ......... 44b Command Processor ... ......... 46 File Cleaner ......... 46a Application Launcher ... 46b File Synchronizer ......... 48 Files Sync components ... 48a

Data network ......... 100 Application-related components ... 42a Scanning component ... ........ 42b

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Claims (1)

':.: 4':.: 4 Case No. 911120¾ ^ Sixth, the scope of patent application 1.-Kind of work environment in 1 person ~ 'Jian t terminal control agent's provision of M provide application and order within 1244593 ^ j see p The application of the remote control agent that is synchronized with the content provides applications: a data network; a system that includes:-an operation control agent that works with the data network; Road operation center; executed in the brain, and can be operated by Zi Er, far away from the network operation center of Dentsu, the remote control agent also includes ..., 'Le ,, Zhou Lu and network operation center one service Monitor; an application manager, a command processor; 'a broadcast synchronizer. 2 · If the scope of the patent application] item is long: supply the program and make the content the same as in the unmanned operation environment, where the data network is 18 ^ the provision of the remote control agent is 3 From A total data network. • Jiaming Patent Intervention No. 1 Office, +, to provide applications and make the content the same as +, to use it in an unmanned operating environment, where the service monitor includes the provision of the permanent management of remote control agents The data storage capacity is used to determine and report the available computing power, or to determine and report the available CPU components. σ Scanning of errors reported by the application 4. If the first scope of the patent application is to provide the application and make the content and use it in an unattended environment, where the application manages the remote control officer The provisioning environment parameters of the agent are consistent with a predetermined configuration ^ j A service providing component for ensuring that predetermined operations are paid for. Page 17 1244593 27a 9W? .I) ?. Rl · / 、、 Applicable patent scope 5 · As the patent application scope No. 4 is ten days ago to provide applications and make the content in the same ... Human environment Use the following system, where the scheduled operation ring; = Manage the agent's supply system to store the file in the requested file storage location request, file operation parameters, or determine and report on the relevant === configuration broadcast 6 · If you apply for a patent Scope Item 1, Gray: ★ King-style version information. In order to provide an application and make the content the same as in the unmanned environment, the application management control agent provides the software version trigger function when the program version data belongs to a predetermined value. . Available software applications ... 7 · As described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, to provide applications and synchronize the content in the industry environment, where the command processor includes cn: The provision of the agent is received from the network operation center-scheduled to trigger the crying day! Device to start or receive a predetermined touch-software application from the network operation center, a reset command, or from the network operation. Second, reset the remote computer to restart the remote computer. ^ Indicates ^ a predetermined trigger, such as the first item in the patent scope, please refer to the second to provide applications and synchronize the content. In the second environment, the system uses the file system, where the file synchronizer includes a file with the following: two: provide the file storage structure of the remote computer in a reasonable way, to perform comparison, or use another computer Slot case; save and save the structure to save the brain, save the structure of the case, or update the file storage structure of the remote computer to the network 2 and the other two centers report the blessing of the remote electricity Between storage structures 第 18 页 I24459 3 27 9 Amendment _ Case No. 911120; ^ " Don't ... ^ Differences in the scope of patent application. 9 · If you apply for the patent scope No. 8, Institute 10, Xi ^, to provide applications and make the content the same as Niu Shaojie in the operating environment of people, where the other-computer system is available II: End Controller The agent is provided by a remote computer connected to the operation center, or in the network. With the network 10. A method for providing a remote control agent that is synchronized in the unmanned operation environment with a field and a capacity, and use the program to start the internal operation in order to access the remote control Generation "Far = Road operation center-Far start in the computer: industry, the remote control agents include e generation: open program management cry, occupancy _ service dish depending on the origin, an application ::, -A command processor, and a file synchronizer; values; a set of predetermined environment numbers for the remote computer control agent to monitor the remote computer 2 set the current value of the set of predetermined environmental values; 1 the determined current environment value exceeds a predetermined The value of the current environmental value is reported to the network operation center. It will also confirm: · The provider of the remote control agent used to provide applications and synchronize content in an unmanned environment as described in item 10 of the patent application scope 1 of the predetermined group Environmental values include available permanent data storage capacity, available CPU power, or major errors reported by the application.口 12 As described in Item 10 of the scope of the patent application, the provider of the remote control agent used to supply the program and synchronize the content in an unmanned environment Η1ΠΗ Page 19 1244593 Amendment said --- ~~ ~ ^ 91112028 ^ ^ VI. Patent Application Scope Law, including-Make sure that the predetermined operating environment participates in the patent application scope 扪 = 二 *, = = Synchronized remote control agent's provision solution is stored in the requested file storage location For people who want to owe the operating parameters, set, u, only, and pay a configuration file "such as the version information about the software application. It is used to provide the application and make the insider the same as the cattle and soil industry clothing." In addition, when determining the value of the provider of the agent, it is a pre-determined method from the software application. The column-based source search retrieves the available software applications. 、, + + ^ are used to provide applications and make: two methods in an unmanned operating environment, including: The provider of the door rotation control agent receives a trigger message from a remote control agent; σ ^, That is, the trigger message is transmitted to the remote control agent in response to the network operation; the remote computer starts to engage in a two-sponsor application. Service as a reuse of the trigger message u = · If the scope of patent application is No. 1 5 The benefits mentioned in the item are used to supply the program and make the internal ..., people work, and other methods include the following: The provider of the peer-avoiding control agent is the startup-software application; x ° 心 4 To issue a reset IM resetting the remote computer page 20 When the trigger message is received, restart the command. , That is, send it ^ # ^ # π 17. If you apply for special, ECG & restart-a method to provide the application "in the above", also includes: remote control agent for synchronization The file structure of the remote computer is compared with the file structure of the file; the file storage structure is compared with the file storage structure of the other computer, the file storage structure of the other computer, and the file of the file storage structure of the remote computer. Report to the network operation center about the remote file storage structure of the other computer: The file storage structure of ::: and the 1245993 schema f are replacing € \ 2028. Are there any amendments to the original manual? Or the year of the teachings revealed by the scheme May 27th_correction 1244593 Case No. 91112028 π May 4 · 2 7th Amendment VI. Designated Representative Map Designated Representative Map in this case: Figure 3. A brief description of the component representative symbols of this representative map