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US 7,072,955 B1Granted
Controlling remote storage devices
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorJeffrey L. Huckins
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Abstract
A messaging system may enable a server to assign unique identifiers to a plurality of clients. These identifiers enable a client to determine whether a message is specifically targeted to that client or, as an alternative, whether the client is a member of a group of targeted clients. A server may send messages containing an identifier to agents on one or more clients. The identifier may specify commands to control the storage of information on one or more clients.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- receiving on a first client a message from a server addressed to said client;
- controlling management of data storage by said client based on information included in said message;
- defining a messaging service type and message identification to dynamically control storage for groups of clients or individual clients;
- assigning an individual identifier to the clients comprising a set of clients including said first client;
- assigning a group identifier to a subset of the clients within the set of clients;
- and
- enabling the first client in said set to determine whether a message is sent to the first client or to the subset.
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An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
- receive on a first client a message from a server addressed to said client;
- control management of data storage by said client based on information included in said message;
- define a messaging service type and message identification to dynamically control storage for groups of clients or individual clients;
- assign an individual identifier to a client comprising a set of clients;
- assign a group identifier to a subset of the client within the set of clients;
- and
- enable a first client in said set to determine whether a message is sent to the first client or to the subset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.