Mapping managing devices to managed devices
OwnerRoger T. Baird, Timothy P. Blairinventors
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Abstract
Mapping managing devices to managed devices includes checking an amount of time taken by a managing device to service a managed device is checked. Based at least in part on the amount of time taken by the managing device to service the managed device, a determination is made as to whether the managing device is a desired manager of the managed device.
Claims34
A method, implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
- sending a service request to a device, wherein the service request is a request for data relating to the operation of the device;
- and
- determining, based at least in part on an amount of time taken to service the device, whether the computing device is to be identified as typically servicing the device.
A method comprising:
- checking an amount of time taken by a manager device to service another device;
- and
- determining, based at least in part on the amount of time, whether the manager device is a desired manager of the other device.
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device manager, causes the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- identifying a device to be serviced;
- checking whether the device manager is a desired manager for the device;
- if the device manager is the desired manager for the device, then servicing the device;
- and
- if the device manager is not the desired manager for the device, then checking whether a trigger condition is satisfied and servicing the device if the trigger condition is satisfied.
One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, causes the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- receiving, from a device manager, a request for an identification of one or more devices to be serviced by the device manager;
- identifying, to the device manager, one or more devices for which the device manager is the desired manager;
- for a plurality of additional devices for which the device manager is not the desired manager, checking whether a trigger condition is satisfied;
- and
- for each device for which the device manager is not the desired manager and for which the trigger condition is satisfied, identifying the device to the device manager.
A system comprising:
- a device service table to store mappings of desired managers to managed devices;
- and
- a selection module coupled to access the device service table and configured to,
- check an amount of time taken by a manager device to service another device, and
- determine, based at least in part on the amount of time, whether the manager device is a desired manager of the other device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.