Database for executing policies for controlling devices on a network
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Sep 2, 2003
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Sep 26, 2002
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Jul 17, 1998
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Jul 17, 1998
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A database that can store static and dynamic entries, wherein a static entry contains conventional static data, and a dynamic entry contains information specifying dynamic behavior to control devices on a network. In this database, the act of storing a dynamic entry in the database triggers control over devices on the network. More specifically, one embodiment of a database system according to the present invention includes a data storage medium for storing entries as well as an indexing structure for locating entries on the data storage medium. It also includes a storage mechanism for performing operations to store entries on the data storage medium. Encoded on the data storage medium are dynamic entries containing descriptions of dynamic behavior for the devices on the network. The database additionally includes an execution mechanism that, in response to a dynamic entry being stored on the data storage medium, commands the devices on the network to perform the dynamic behavior specified in the dynamic entry. In a variation on the above embodiment, the execution mechanism is configured to periodically monitor and control the devices on the network.
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