What is claimed is:
1. A data provision device for providing a user with data, comprising:
data provision request reception means for receiving a data provision request from the user;
user identifying information acquisition means for acquiring user identifying information identifying the user;
table storage means for storing a table in which the user identifying information and data identifying information identifying a data item for which a transaction process is completed are associated with each other;
data identifying information reading means for reading out from said table the data identifying information associated with the user identifying information acquired by said user identifying information acquisition means;
determination means for determining whether or not said data provision request is made for the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the data identifying information read out by said data identifying information reading means;
data transmission means for performing the transaction process for data provision and returning a data item in accordance with said data provision request when said determination means determines that said data provision request is not made for the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the data identifying information read out by said data identifying information reading means; and
data retransmission means for restricting said transaction process for data provision and returning the data item in accordance with said data provision request when said determination means determines that said data provision request is made for the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the data identifying information read out by said data identifying information reading means.
2. The data provision device according to claim 1, further comprising:
list generation means for reading out from said table the data identifying information associated with the user identifying information acquired from said user identifying information acquisition means, and generating a list including a name of the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the readout data identifying information; and
list transmission means for transmitting the list generated by said list generation means to the user identified by the user identifying information acquired by said user identifying information acquisition means.
3. The data provision device according to claim 1, wherein said transaction process is a charging process.
4. The data provision device according to claim 1, wherein said data transmission means additionally stores in said table the data identifying information identifying the data item in accordance with said data provision request in association with the user identifying information acquired by said user identifying information acquisition means when said transaction process is completed.
5. A data provision method for providing a user with data, said method comprising:
receiving a data provision request from the user;
acquiring user identifying information identifying the user;
reading out data identifying information associated with the acquired user identifying information from a table in which the user identifying information and the data identifying information identifying a data item for which a transaction process is completed are associated with each other;
determining whether or not said data provision request is made for the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the readout data identifying information;
restricting said transaction process for data provision when said data provision request is determined as being made for the data item for which the transaction process is completed and which is identified by the data identifying information read out from said table.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for managing a computer over a network, the method being implemented by a resident agent on the network, the method comprising:
opening a connection between a resident agent and a sending application;
receiving application data from the sending application by the resident agent;
receiving a header from the sending application by the resident agent;
determining if the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application or if the application data should be sent through a gateway, wherein the determination is based on a direct connection attempt with the receiving application, and wherein the connection attempt is made without first connecting via the gateway;
if it is determined that the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application, sending the application data directly to the receiving application; and
if it is determined that the application data should be sent through the gateway, sending a data package through the gateway.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data package is sent via a sending port.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sending port is a port that allows the data package to pass through firewalls.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the sending port is port 443.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises beginning an HTTPS session with the gateway.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the resident agent packaging the application data and the header into the data package and sending the data package from the resident agent to the gateway.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein packaging the application data and the header further comprises wrapping the application data with an HTTP header.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the application data is inventory data.
9. A computer system that is configured to manage a computer over a network, the computer system comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor;
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to:
open a connection between a resident agent and a sending application;
receive application data from the sending application by the resident agent;
receive a header from the sending application by the resident agent;
determine if the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application or if the application data should be sent through a gateway, wherein the determination is based on a direct connection attempt with the receiving application, and wherein the connection attempt is made without first connecting via the gateway;
if it is determined that the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application, send the application data directly to the receiving application; and
if it is determined that the application data should be sent through the gateway, send a data package through the gateway.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data package is sent via a sending port.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the sending port is a port that allows the data package to pass through firewalls.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the sending port is port 443.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable to begin an HTTPS session with the gateway.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable to package the application data and the header into the data package by the resident agent and send the data package from the resident agent to the gateway.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein packaging the application data and the header further comprises wrapping the application data with an HTTP header.
16. The system of claim 9, wherein the application data is inventory data.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for managing a computer over a network, wherein the instructions are executable to:
open a connection between a resident agent and a sending application;
receive application data from the sending application by the resident agent;
receive a header from the sending application by the resident agent,
determine if the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application or if the application data should be sent through a gateway, wherein the determination is based on a direct connection attempt with the receiving application, and wherein the connection attempt is made without first connecting via the gateway;
if it is determined that the application data should be sent directly to a receiving application, send the application data directly to the receiving application; and
if it is determined that the application data should be sent through the gateway, send a data package through the gateway.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the data package is sent via a sending port.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sending port is a port
that allows the data package to pass through firewalls.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sending port is port 443.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable to begin an HTTPS session with the gateway.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable to package the application data and the header into the data package by the resident agent and send the data package from the resident agent to the gateway.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein packaging the application data and the header further comprises wrapping the application data with an HTTP header.