System and method for resource management

A system of resource management comprising:

• a resource further comprising:
• a resource computer processor;
• a resource computer network communication device electrically connected to said resource computer processor;
• a resource computer readable memory electrically connected to said resource computer processor;
• a resource program having a software interface stored on said resource computer readable memory, wherein said resource program defines an information object and wherein said resource program is executable by said resource computer processor to:
• receive a resource management command;
• manage said information object based on said resource management command;
• and
• communicate reply data in response to said resource management command;
• a network in communication with said resource computer network device;
• and
• a gateway system further comprising:
• a gateway computer processor;
• a gateway computer network communications device electrically connected to said management computer processor and in communication with said network;
• a gateway computer-readable memory electrically connected to said management computer processor;
• and
• a gateway management program stored on said gateway management computer memory and executable by said gateway management computer processor to:
• receive a management call over said network;
• receive a set of resource configuration information over said network;
• receive a set of information object attributes over said network;
• communicate with said resource program over said network according to said software interface and said resource configuration information;
• generate said resource management command to perform a management task;
• communicate said resource management command over said network to said resource in accordance with said software interface to manage said information object;
• receive said reply data from said resource program;
• and
• communicate said reply data across said network;
• and
• a management system comprising:
• a management system computer processor;
• a management system computer network communications device electrically connected to said management computer processor and in communication with said network;
• a management system computer-readable memory electrically connected to said management system computer processor;
• and
• a resource management program stored on said management system computer memory and executable by said management system computer processor to:
• communicate with said gateway management over said network;
• generate a management call to perform a management task;
• communicate said management call over said network to said gateway management program;
• communicate at least of portion of said set of resource configuration information over said network;
• and
• communicate at least a portion of said set of information object attributes over said network.

A system of resource management comprising a management software program stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer processor to:

• communicate with a resource program over a network according to said resource program's software interface;
• generate a resource management command to perform a management task;
• and
• communicate said resource management command over said network to said resource in accordance with said resource program's software interface to manage an information object at said resource.

A system of resource management comprising a gateway management program stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer processor to:

• receive a prompt to initiate a management task over a network;
• receive a set of resource configuration information over said network;
• communicate with a resource program over said network according to said resource program's software interface and said set of resource configuration information;
• generate a resource management command to perform said management task;
• and
• communicate said resource management command over said network to said resource computer in accordance with said resource program's software interface to manage an information object on said resource.

A method for resource management comprising:

• communicating with a resource program over a network according to said resource program's software interface;
• generating a resource management command remote from said resource to perform a management task;
• and
• communicating said resource management command over said network to said resource in accordance with said resource program's software interface to manage an information object at said resource.

A method of resource management comprising:

• receiving a prompt to initiate a management task over a network;
• receiving a set of resource configuration information over said network;
• communicating with a resource program over said network according to said resource program's software interface and said set of resource configuration information;
• generating a resource management command to perform said management task;
• and
• communicating said resource management command over said network to said resource computer in accordance with said resource program's software interface to manage an information object on said resource.