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US 2007/0168442 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for managing a system using an instant messaging personality
OwnerNduwuisi Emuchay, Gautham Pamuinventors
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to receive a message at an instant messaging interface for the management system from an instant messaging client. The message is translated by the instant messaging interface to produce a received command in a format recognized by the management system. The received command is sent for execution by the management system.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for communicating with a management system, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a message at an instant messaging interface for the management system from an instant messaging client;
- translating the message by the instant messaging interface to produce a received command in a format recognized by the management system;
- and
- sending the received command for execution by the management system.
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A computer program product comprising:
- A computer usable medium having computer usable program code for communicating with a management system, the computer program product including:
- computer usable program code for receiving a message at an instant messaging interface for the management system from an instant messaging client;
- computer usable program code for translating the message by the instant messaging interface to produce a received command in a format recognized by the management system;
- and
- computer usable program code for sending the received command for execution by the management system.
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A data processing system comprising:
- a bus;
- a communications unit connected to the bus;
- a memory connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes a set of computer usable program code;
- and
- a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the set of computer usable program code to receive a message at an instant messaging interface for the management system from an instant messaging client;
- translate the message by the instant messaging interface to produce a received command in a format recognized by the management system;
- and send the received command for execution by the management system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.