Method and system for identifying objects of service
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBrian Cox, Brian Murphy
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Abstract
A method and system and related computer program products are described for identifying an object of service comprising the initial step of generating and storing a static composite identifier representing a state of the object of service. Then, whenever it is desired to identify the object of service, the steps are carried out of: generating a dynamic composite identifier representing a current state of the object of service; locating and retrieving the stored static composite identifier, and searching a database for a match with an object of service recorded therein using either the static or the dynamic composite identifiers, or both.
Claims17
A method for identifying an object of service, comprising:
- generating and storing a static composite identifier representing a first set of values associated with the object of service at a first time, the static composite identifier to remain constant during a lifetime of the static composite identifier;
- and,
- whenever it is desired to identify the object of service:
- generating, with a processor, a dynamic composite identifier representing a second set of values associated with the object of service at a second time later than the first time;
- locating the stored static composite identifier;
- and
- transmitting the static composite identifier and the dynamic composite identifier to a server for use in searching a database for a global identifier corresponding to the object of service.
A system for identifying an object of service, comprising:
- a generator to generate a static composite identifier representing a first set of values associated with the object of service at a first time, the static composite identifier to remain constant during a lifetime of the static composite identifier, the generator to,
- whenever it is desired to identify the object of service, generate a dynamic composite identifier representing a second set of values associated with the object of service at a second time different from the first time;
- a first server remote from the object of service to receive the static composite identifier and the dynamic composite identifier and to search a database for a global identifier corresponding to the object of service recorded therein;
- and
- a second server to transmit the static composite identifier and the dynamic composite identifier to the first server and to receive the global identifier corresponding to the object of service from the first server.
A non-transitory computer storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
- generate and store a static composite identifier representing a first set of values associated with the object of service at a first time, the static composite identifier to remain constant during a lifetime of the static composite identifier;
- and,
- whenever it is desired to identify the object of service:
- generate a dynamic composite identifier representing a second set of values associated with the object of service at a second time different from the first time;
- locate the stored static composite identifier;
- and
- transmit the static composite identifier and the dynamic composite identifier to a server for use in searching a database for a global identifier corresponding to the object of service recorded therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.