Agent method and computer system
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Sakakura
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Abstract
Each subnet has an environment for executing the agent service program. When a request for service such as file system is made from the subnet B103 to the subnet A102 by a user, a client side agent created at the subnet B103 further creates a peer agent, and the peer agent is transmitted to the subnet A102 according to the communication condition such as a firewall 104 which is already being notified. A peer-to-peer session is configured between the agents.
Claims19
An agent method for transferring an agent inside a network system including a first computer system and a second computer system, the first computer system having an access control unit which allows access in case of meeting a pre-determined communication condition of the first computer system, comprising:
- authenticating the second computer system responsible for transmitting the agent, and transmitting the pre-determined communication condition of the first computer system to the authenticated second computer system;
- receiving and storing, at the second computer system, the pre-determined communication condition of the first computer system, creating the agent at the second computer system, and transmitting the agent from the second to the first computer system;
- wherein said transmitting the agent is carried out according to the pre-determined communication condition of the first computer system;
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- receiving the agent via the access control of the first computer system unit and executing the agent with the first computer system.
A computer system having an accessible access control unit in case of meeting a pre-determined communication condition, and for communicating with an other computer system, comprising:
- a computer system authenticating unit for authenticating the other computer system for transmitting an agent;
- a communication condition transmitting unit for transmitting the pre-determined communication condition to the authenticated other computer system;
- an agent receiving unit for receiving the agent from the authenticated other computer system via the access control unit;
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- an agent execution unit for executing the received agent.
A computer system for communicating with an other computer system having an accessible access control unit in case of meeting a pre-determined communication condition, comprising:
- a communication condition receiving unit for receiving the pre-determined communication condition of the other computer system;
- a communication condition storing unit for storing the pre-determined communication condition of the other computer system;
- an agent creating unit for creating an agent to be executed in the other computer system;
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- an agent transmitting unit for transmitting the agent according to the pre-determined communication condition of the other computer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.