Method and system for remotely observing and controlling objects

A system for remotely probing a probeable object comprising:

• a device operable to execute the probeable object and a probe registry, the probeable object having a first interface for reporting a probe-type to the probe registry and a second interface for interaction with a probe object compatible with the probe-type, the device having a first network interface means;
• a server having a second network interface means connectable with the first network interface means via a communication medium, the server having a file storage means for storing the probe object;
• the server being operable to execute a probe-registry managed object that is a proxy for the probe registry, the server being further operable to execute an application interacting with the probe-registry managed object;
• the application deploying the probe object in the device based on an operation that considers at least in part the reported probe-type via the probe-registry managed object, wherein the probe object is a separately executable entity from the application and the probeable object;
• the server being further operable to execute a probe managed-object that is a proxy for the probe object and interacts with the application;
• and,
• the server being further operable to execute the application, wherein, when the probe object interacts with the probeable object, the application can probe the probeable object.

A system for remotely probing at least one probeable object comprising:

• a device operable to execute the at least one probeable object and a probe registry, the at least one probeable object having a first interface for reporting a probe-type to the probe registry and a second interface for interaction with at least one probe object compatible with the probe-type, the device having a first network interface means;
• a server having a second network interface means connectable with the first network interface means via a communication medium, the server having a file storage means for storing the at least one probe object;
• the server being operable to execute a probe-registry managed object that is a proxy for the probe registry, the server being further operable to execute an application interacting with the probe-registry managed object;
• the application deploying the at least one probe object in the device based on an operation that considers at least in part the reported probe-type via the probe registry, wherein the at least one probe object is a separately executable entity from the application and the at least one probeable object;
• the server being further operable to execute a probe managed-object that is a proxy for the at least one probe object and interacts with the application;
• and,
• the server being further operable to execute the application, wherein, when the at least one probe object interacts with the at least one probeable-object, the application probes the at least one probeable object.

A device capable of being remotely probed by an application executing in a server, the server having a file storage means for storing at least one probe object;

• the server being operable to execute a probe-registry managed object that is a proxy for a probe registry, the probe-registry managed object capable of interaction with the application;
• the application deploying the at least one probe object in the device based on an operation that considers at least in part a reported probe-type of at least one probeable object via the probe-registry managed object, wherein the at least one probe object is a separately executable entity from the application and the at least one probeable object;
• the server being further operable to execute a probe managed-object that is a proxy for the at least one probe object and that interacts with the application;
• the server having a server network interface means;
• the device comprising:
• a device network interface means connectable to the server network interface means via a communication medium;
• the device being operable to execute the at least one probeable object and probe registry;
• the at least one probeable object having a first interface for reporting a probe-type to the probe registry and a second interface for interaction with the at least one probe object, the at least one probe object being compatible with the probe-type;
• wherein, when the application deploys the at least one probe in the device, the at least one probe object interacts with the at least one probeable-object so that the application probes the at least one probeable object.

A server for remotely probing at least one probeable object in a device, the device being operable to execute the at least one probeable object and a probe registry, the at least one probeable object having a first interface for reporting a probe-type to the probe registry and a second interface for interaction with at least one probe object compatible with the probe-type, the device having a device network interface means, the server comprising:

• a server network interface means connectable with the device network interface means via a communication medium, the server having a file storage means for storing the at least one probe object;
• the server being operable to execute a probe-registry managed object that is a proxy for the probe registry, the server being further operable to execute an application interacting with the probe-registry managed object;
• the application deploying the at least one probe object in the device based on an operation that considers at least in part the reported probe-type via the probe-registry managed object, wherein the at least one probe object is a separately executable entity from the application and the at least one probeable object;
• the server being further operable to execute a probe managed object that is a proxy for the at least one probe object and interacts with the application, wherein, when the at least one probe object interacts with the at least one probeable-object, the application probes the at least one probeable object.