Flexible service network for computer systems
CA 2046701 A1 · Owner: Hurlebaus, Gregory Scott · Inventors: Upchurch, Ruth Ann; Mckelvey, Mark Ambrose; Jacobson, Gary Wayne
Overview
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A service network has several computer systems connected together. A computer system can either be a "Service Requestor" (SR), a "Service Provider" (SP) or a, hybrid of the two, a "Service Provider/Requestor" (SP/R). Once the service network is established a SR can, automatically detect problems with it s components (hardware, software, or microcode), build a service request describing the problem, select a SP/R responsible for fixing the problem, and send the service request to that SP/R. The SP/R responsible for fixing the problem receives the service request, verifies that the SR is entitled to receive service, and checks a solution log to see if it has the solution for the problem. If …
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- Filed July 10, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 10, 2011.
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