Patent ID: 6272500
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
An object-oriented device management system for managing a device, said device being managed based on function attributes corresponding to the device, said attributes including at least one of a state of said device and management information for setting and controlling said device, comprising:a database unit storing a function attribute corresponding to the device to be managed as an attribute record, and accessing to the attribute record;an object management unit connecting to and instructing said database unit to access the attribute record based on an instruction from a user interface concerning the function attribute or based on a first event to be reported to said object management unit, said first event being generated by a change point detection unit;a device interfacer unit connected to said device and instructing said database unit to access the attribute record based on a change in the function attribute of the device to be managed or based on a second event to be reported to said device interfacer unit said second event being generated by said change point detection unit; andsaid change point detection unit monitoring a change in the attribute record stored in said database unit, and generating the first event for said object management unit and said second event for said device interfacer unit when changes occur, whereinsaid object management unit and said device interfacer unit communicate indirectly via said database unit but not directly between said object management unit and said interfacer unit in responding to the first and second event.