Network connectable device and a method for monitoring a service-state of a network connected device
AssigneeGenesys Electronics Design Pty Ltd
InventorsGeoffrey Sizer, Jonathan Eggins
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Abstract
A network connectable device that is configured to send to a service-state monitor via a network connection service-monitoring protocol information that defines at least one operational parameter for a service-monitoring protocol that comprises sending to the service-state monitor a plurality of service-state messages that each indicate a service-state of the network connectable device when so sent. The network connectable device is configured to send to the service-state monitor via the network connection the plurality of service-state messages.
Claims19
A network connectable device configured to:
- generate a registration message comprising service-monitoring protocol information for use by a service-state monitor, the service-monitoring protocol information defining at least one operational parameter of a service-monitoring protocol operable to determine operability of the network connectable device, the service monitoring protocol comprising sending to the service-state monitor a plurality of service-state messages in accordance with the at least one operational parameter, each of the plurality of service-state messages and the operational parameter being capable of being used by the service-state monitor to determine whether the network connectable device is operative;
- send to the service-state monitor via a network connection the registration message;
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- send to the service-state monitor via the network connection the plurality of service-state messages, in accordance with the at least one operation parameter for the service-monitoring protocol.
A method for monitoring a service-state of a network connected device, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a registration message comprising service-monitoring protocol information for use by a service-state monitor, the service-monitoring protocol information defining at least one operational parameter of a service-monitoring protocol operable to determine a service state of the network connectable device, the service monitoring protocol comprising sending to the service-state monitor a plurality of service-state messages in accordance with the at least one operational parameter, each of the plurality of service-state messages and the operational parameter being capable of being used by the service-state monitor to determine whether the network connectable device is operative;
- sending to the service-state monitor via a network connection the registration messages;
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- sending to the service-state monitor via the network connection the plurality of service-state messages, in accordance with the at least one operational parameter for the service-monitoring protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.