Patent ID: 6742059
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A computer system including a client, a plurality of servers each being connected to said client, and a peripheral device currently participating in said system and currently being managed by said plurality of servers, said computer system comprising:means, contained within said client for initiating a primary request through no more than one of said plurality of servers for state changes occurring in said peripheral device; means, contained within each of said plurality of servers and capable of responding to operation of said initiating means, for reporting said state changes to said client through said one of said plurality of servers; means, contained within said client and responsive to operation of said reporting means successfully reporting said state changes to said client through said one of said servers, for initiating at least one secondary request through other of said plurality of servers for state changes occurring in said peripheral device; and, said reporting means further including (a) means for differentiating said primary request from said secondary request, and (b) means responsive to operation of said differentiating means for reporting a primary level of information detail to said client if responding to said primary request and for reporting a secondary level of information detail to said client through said other of said plurality of servers if responding to said secondary request.