Patent ID: 6384848
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A message handling apparatus, comprising:a message processing unit processing messages for command execution and message definition and comprising a message display unit displaying received messages, a message selecting unit controllable by an operator for selecting a message to be provided with definition information and a definition unit displaying a definition window defining plural automatically performed procedures selectable by the operator as definition information for a respective, selected message; a response definition unit, coupled to a storage unit and an input device, that dynamically selects a console message from a plurality of console messages, receives the respective definition information input to the input device for the selected console message, and stores the received, respective definition information to the storage unit, each of the plurality of console messages providing corresponding status information regarding a computer system and at least one console message indicating a fault status, and the received, respective definition information defining at least a portion of a predetermined procedure to be executed automatically by the message handling apparatus in response to the selected console message indicating a fault status; and a response execution unit coupled to the storage unit and, in response to the selected console message, automatically executing the predetermined procedure and thereby correcting the fault.