Method and Apparatus For Information Exchange Over a Web Based Environment

Abstract

Security is an important area for enterprise network management, the posting and removing technology disclosed in present invention can provide a much dynamic and flexible security control for the enterprise network management due to the posting operation becomes a means for instantly granting an administrator personal to perform respective administration jobs, and the removing operation becomes a means for instantly resetting the previously granted privileges to perform certain administration jobs for the enterprise network.

1 . A method for managing an enterprise network via web communication, the enterprise network having at least a server computer and a plurality of provisioned computer, the method comprising:
 controlling, by the server computer, automatically forming at least a service pool of the enterprise network, wherein each service pool comprising at least a provisioned computer;   hosting, by the server computer, a web site having at least a first web page dedicated for managing the enterprise network; and   providing, by the server computer, a web user interface (hereinafter “UI”) to at least a first enterprise network management administrator,
 the UI comprising at least a resource information of the enterprise network, 
 the UI transmitted to and displayed on an end-user computing device after the first administrator via the end-user computing device logs on the server computer across the world wide web, 
 the displayed UI allowing the first administrator to selectively manage the enterprise network via the at least a resource information, and also allowing the first administrator at anytime to input a resource information of the enterprise network and further submit a request of instantly posting the resource information to the first web page, and allowing the first administrator at anytime to remove his/her a previously posted resource information from the first web page; and 
   permitting another specific administrator from an end-user computing device exclusively retrieving the first web page from the web site, and further managing the physical resource of the enterprise network via the resource information posted by the first administrator.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said at least a service pool include at least one of a storage service pool and a video service pool across the enterprise network, wherein the enterprise network is at least one of an enterprise storage network, enterprise Intranet, secure Internet, local area network (“LAN”) or wide area network (“WAN”). 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each provisioned computer automatically provides resource information to the server computer, and receives, executes and responds to each task transmitted from the server computer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein server computer receives and processes each request of posting and removing transmitted from said end-user computing device, the processing including:
 depositing a posted resource information into a specific area in a memory of the server computer in response to a posting request,   finding and deleting a previously posted resource information from the specific area in the memory in response to a removing request;   providing a response to the UI from which the request is submitted; and   generating the updated first web page comprising the posted resource information in the specific area of the memory in response to said another administrator from an end-user computing device requesting to manage the physical resource of the enterprise via the posted resource information.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said specific area in a memory is divided into multiple sections, wherein at least a section is dedicated for storing a specific type of resource information which is at least a type of text message, file and folder, user profile, or hardware including network and storage information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting further comprises:
 allowing the first administrator to post information of the entire enterprise network to the first web page, and allowing another specific administrator via displayed posted information in the first web page to further manage the entire enterprise network including managing each service pool.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting further comprises:
 allowing the first administrator to post information of a service pool to the first web page, and allowing another specific administrator via displayed posted resource information in the first web page to further manage the physical service pool including managing each provisioned computer in the service pool.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting further comprises:
 allowing the first administrator to post information of a provisioned computer, and allowing another specific administrator via displayed posted resource information in the first web page to further manage the physical provisioned computer including managing data and hardware resources of the provisioned computers.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting further comprises:
 allowing the first administrator to post information of at least a hardware resource on a provisioned computer, and allowing another specific administrator via displayed posted resource information to further manage the physical hardware resources including managing storage and network hardware.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting further comprises:
 allowing the first administrator to post information of at least a data resource on a provisioned computer, and allowing another specific administrator via displayed posted resource information to further manage the physical data resources including managing file and folder.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said managing the enterprise network further comprises:
 allowing each administrator via the displayed UI on an end-user computing device to transfer a file object of either file or file folder between the server computer and each provisioned computer or between each provisioned computer without requiring a secondly logging on the server computer.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said managing the enterprise network further comprising:
 allowing each administrator via the displayed UI to submit at least a second management task without waiting completion of execution of a first management task, wherein each of the first and second management task being executed without blocking the displaying of the UI on said end-user computing device of each administrator.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said input a resource information includes at least one of typing a message into a text input filed, selecting a resource information from a resource information tree, or selecting a resource information from non-tree formed resources displayed in the UI. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said posting a resource information includes posting a resource information tree. 
     
     
         15 . A computing system for supporting web communication for controlling secure managing an enterprise network, the computing system comprising:
 a server computer connected to the enterprise network, the enterprise network comprising a plurality of provisioned computers and the server computer,   the server computer controlling automatically forming at least a service pool of the enterprise network, wherein each service pool comprising at least a provisioned computer,   the server computer also configured to host a web site comprising at least a first web page dedicated for managing the enterprise network,   the hosting the web site including:
 providing a web user interface (hereinafter “UI”) to at least a first enterprise network management administrator,
 the UI comprising at least a resource information of the enterprise network, and allowing the first administrator to selectively manage the enterprise network via the at least a resource information, 
 the UI transmitted to and displayed on an end-user computing device after the first administrator via the end-user computing device logs on the server computer across the world wide web, 
 the displayed UI allowing the first administrator at anytime to input a resource information of the enterprise network and further submit a request of instantly posting the resource information to the first web page, and allowing the first administrator at anytime to remove his/her a previously posted resource information from the first web page; 
 
 permitting another administrator from an end-user computing device exclusively retrieving the first web page from the web site, and further managing the physical resource of the enterprise network via the resource information posted by the first administrator. 
   
     
     
         16 . The enterprise network of  claim 15 , wherein said enterprise network is at least one of an enterprise storage network, enterprise Intranet, Internet, local area network (“LAN”) or wide area network (“WAN”). 
     
     
         17 . The enterprise network of  claim 15 , wherein each provisioned computer automatically provides resource information to the server computer, and receives, executes and responds to each task transmitted from the server computer. 
     
     
         18 . The enterprise network of  claim 15 , wherein said displaying the UI includes displaying the UI into a web browser on said end-user computing device, wherein the end-user computing device is at least one of a wireless personal communication device, a laptop computer, a desktop computer or a server computer. 
     
     
         19 . The enterprise network of  claim 15 , wherein said server computer receives and processes each request of posting and removing transmitted from said end-user computing device, the processing the each request including:
 depositing a posted resource information into a specific area in a memory of the server computer in response to a posting request,   finding and deleting a previously posted resource information from the specific area in the memory in response to a removing request;   providing a response to the UI from which the request is submitted; and   generating the updated first web page comprising the posted resource information in the specific area of the memory in response to said another administrator from an end-user computing device requesting to manage the physical resource of the enterprise via the posted resource information.   
     
     
         20 . The enterprise network of  claim 19 , wherein said specific area in a memory is divided into multiple sections, wherein at least a section is dedicated for storing a specific type of resource information which is at least a type of text message, file and folder, user, or hardware including network and storage information.