Claims
- 1. A procedure for controlling and monitoring programs in a computer network where the computers are interconnected using a communication system and each computer has its own operating system and the programs run either simultaneously on all or on specially selected computers, characterized by the following steps:
a) Creation of a user interface which simulates the computer network as being a single system b) Definition of application-specific functions for monitoring and controlling the programs c) Initialization of run-time functions for the control and monitoring of the programs under step b) d) Saving the data of the run-time functions on the computer or computers on which the program to be controlled is installed e) Activating the run-time functions on the computer or computers.
- 2. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the computer network being able to be a LAN, an Intranet or Internet.
- 3. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the computer network consisting of computers with differing architectures.
- 4. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by different operating systems being installed on the computers.
- 5. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by system management programs containing steps a-e being installed on the computers.
- 6. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the user interface under step a) representing the programs installed on the computers as icons or other objects which can be selected without representing the computer network.
- 7. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the user interface being created by a system management program.
- 8. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by step b) being menu-controlled using a system management program.
- 9. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the following additional step: Initialization of functions to define application-specific monitoring and control functions for programs in the computer network over the user interface using a system management program.
- 10. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the run-time functions under step c) being initialized by a system management program.
- 11. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by a computer (master computer) within the computer network containing all necessary reference data of its own and other's programs and these programs being addressed exclusively by this computer.
- 12. The procedure according to claim 11, characterized by all reference data of its own and other's programs being transferred to an active computer in the case of the master computer failing.
- 13. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by step d) being expanded by additional references on the run-time functions for applications not installed in the respective computer being stored on the respective computer.
- 14. The procedure according to claim 1 characterized by a new computer entering the network informing the active computers of its applications and conversely the active computers informing the incoming computer of their applications.
- 15. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the activation of the run-time function on the computer causing this computer to take over the central system management for the computer network.
- 16. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by each computer or several computers in the computer network being able to take over the central system management for the computer network (dynamic centralization).
- 17. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the ascertainment of which computer is to take over the central system management being automatically defined by calling up the user interface (automatic addressing).
- 18. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the control of the run-time functions on remote computers being carried out using the remote procedure call technique (reference functions).
- 19. The procedure according to claim 1, characterized by the programs being application and/or service programs.
- 20. A computer system for installation into a computer network containing at least one operating system and one or more programs, characterized by an additional program for the control and monitoring of programs with the following functions being installed on each computer:
a) Function for creating a user interface which simulates the computer network as a single system b) Function for creating application-specific requirements for monitoring and controlling programs c) Function for initializing run-time functions for controlling and monitoring programs according to step b) d) Function for saving data of the run-time functions on the computer or computers on which the program is installed e) Function for saving references to programs which are not installed on the respective computer f) Function for activating the run-time functions on the computer or computers g) Function for selecting a computer for the central management of the computer network h) Function for controlling the run-time functions on remote computers using remote procedure call technology.
- 21. The computer system according to claim 20, characterized by an additional communication system being included to interconnect the computers.
- 22. The computer system according to claim 20, characterized by the program for controlling and monitoring the computer network being part of the operating system or the communication system.
- 23. A data carrier containing a program for implementing a procedure according to claim 1.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part application of parent patent application Ser. No. 09/241,018, filed Feb. 1, 1999.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
09241018 |
Feb 1999 |
US |
Child |
10194112 |
Jul 2002 |
US |