XML control management
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn Klein, Frank James, Michael Goodfellow
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Abstract
Embedded devices in a data communications network are arranged to formulate XML data messages containing data representing the operation of the embedded device. The software in the embedded device acts as a server that can be accessed over the network by a browser program in a computer to monitor device operation. The browser program can formulate XML command messages which are sent over the network to the embedded device to control its operation.
Claims11
In a network having a computer with a user interface for monitoring network operation and having at least one embedded network device having a processor for carrying out network data communications, a method for monitoring operation of said embedded device, comprising:
- providing an XML server running in said embedded network device processor, said XML server being arranged to monitor operational data in said processor and provide XML data messages having data corresponding to said operational data over said network to said computer;
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- providing a browser program in said computer for receiving said XML data messages from said XML server and for providing corresponding information to a user via said user interface.
In a network having a computer with a user interface for controlling network operation and having at least one embedded network device having a processor for carrying out network data communications, a method for controlling operation of said embedded device, comprising:
- providing a browser program in said computer for receiving control commands for said embedded device from a user via said user interface and for providing XML command messages, having data corresponding to said entered commands to said embedded device over said network;
- providing an XML server running in said embedded network device processor, said XML server being arranged to receive said XML command messages over said network and to derive therefrom command data, and to store said command data in predetermined data locations in said processor.
In a network having a computer with a user interface for monitoring and controlling network operation and having at least one embedded network device having a processor for carrying out network data communications, a method for monitoring and controlling operation of said embedded device, comprising:
- providing an XML server running in said embedded network device processor, said XML server being arranged to monitor operational data in said processor and provide XML data messages having data corresponding to said operational data over said network to said computer and to receive XML command data messages over said network and to store command data corresponding to said command data messages in predetermined locations in said processor;
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- providing a browser program in said computer for receiving said XML data messages from said XML server and for providing corresponding information to a user via said user interface and for receiving command data from said user interface and provide XML command data corresponding to said command data to said embedded device over said network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.