US 5,602,993 AGranted

Method and system for revising data in a distributed data communication system

AssigneeICL Systems AB

InventorFredrik Stromberg

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Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement and to a method for revising selected data in a distributed data communication system, eg such data as a data program or document intended for a number of a plurality of destination devices (AEI, AEII, LSE2, LSE3) in the data communication system individually selected by an administrator, in which each destination device includes at least one memory unit (ME, LSM2, LSM3) for individual storage of data. The revision involves, for instance, installing and/or changing the selected data, a) a list of the selected destination devices is established; b) a procedure for the revision of the data on the selected destination devices is established and the procedures (L2; C2) are stored as a revision recipe; c) there is created a data package which at least contains the data to be revised and its revision recipe; d) the data package is distributed internally in the data communication system to the selected destination devices; e) the selected destination devices interpret the information in the data package with the aid of a special interpretation program installed in each destination device and initiating procedures on the basis thereof.

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Dependent claims

In a distributed network-connected data communications system having a plurality of working stations for users of the data communication system, a method to achieve unison revision of selected data, such as a data program or document, in a number of destination devices selected from a plurality of destination devices (AEI, AEII, LSE2, LSE3) by an administrator through an administration device in the data communication system and intended for the users, where each destination device includes at least one memory unit (ME, LSM2, LSM3) for individual storage of data, said revision being data revision and comprising, for instance, installing and/or removing and/or changing the selected data, the following method steps being carried out by the method:

(a) a list of the selected destination devices is established;
and
(b) a data package is distributed internally in the data communication system to the selected destination devices;
characterised in that in order to be able to direct data packages individually to destination devices, which may be of different kinds and/or have different kinds of users, before distribution of the data package for the selected destination devices of each kind and/or each kind of user the following steps are carried out:
(c) an individual procedure for revision of the data on the selected destination devices is established by the administrator, and the procedure (L2:C2) stored as a special revision recipe comprising structured text indicating how the revision is to take place;
(d) at least the data to be revised and its revision recipe are combined to form the data package, and that after distribution of the data package,
(e) the selected destination devices interpret the information in the data package with the aid of a special interpreter program installed in each destination device, and the procedures are initiated on the basis of this interpretation.

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An arrangement for revising in a network-connected distributed data communication system selected data, such as a computer program or document adapted for revision in a plurality of destination devices (AEI, AEII, LSE2, LSE3) in the data communication system, each destination device having at least one memory unit (ME, LSM2, LSM3) for individual storage of data, wherein said revision involves, for instance, installing and/or removing and/or changing the selected data, said arrangement including:

at least one device functioning as a destination device also functioning as an administration device (LADM, CADM), operable by an administrator, for revision of selected data on at least one of the destination devices carried out internally within the data communication system;
means in each administration device (LADM;
CADM) for distributing said package to the destination device or devices;
characterised by
(a) means in each administration device (LADM;
CADM) whereby the respective administrator selects the destination devices of the system in which data is to be revised and makes individually adapted special recipes comprising structured text indicating how the revision is to take place for each selected destination device;
(b) a synthesis program in each administration device (LADM;
CADM) by means of which, when data not intended for direct installation is to be received, a compilation is effected of the data to be revised and the respective revision recipe to form a respective said data package;
and
(c) a special interpretation program is installed in each destination device for interpreting information in a said data package distributed thereto and initiating procedures on the basis thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.