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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Daniel Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Bourgoin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Daniel Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Bourgoin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Device and operational management using bi-directional communication can be performed by a system that includes a service requesting component that generates first metadata, and a service provider component that receives the first metadata and generates second metadata in response thereto for processing by the service requesting component. In other aspects, device and operational management can be performed by determining a status of a given management operation related to a given workflow relative to a given component, and communicating the status of the given management operation to another component that is downstream of the given component in the given workflow. This communication can prevent the other component from repeating the management operation, leading to erroneous results for the workflow.