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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Nam DO, Pleasanton, CA (US);
VU Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ShoreTel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing a status of a device to a plurality of devices in a distributed system includes receiving a status data packet from the device, the status data packet including the status of the device. The method also includes saving the status of the device to a memory and obtaining a list of the plurality of devices in the distributed system. The list is associated with a sequence for circulating the status data packet between the plurality of devices. The method further includes sending the status data packet including the status of the device to a next device in the sequence.