Abstract: An electrical connector having a connector top and a connector base is provided. The electrical connector further includes a contact carrier module, wherein the contact carrier module defines a module cavity and includes a module top opening communicated with a module bottom opening via the module cavity. Additionally, the electrical connector includes a electrical conductor located within the module cavity to be communicated with the module top opening and the module bottom opening and a connector housing, wherein the connector housing includes a pre-mold material and an outer-mold material, wherein the pre-mold material covers at least a portion of the contact carrier module and at least a portion of the electrical cable, and the outer-mold material covers the pre-mold material and the contact carrier module, such that the module top opening is uncovered.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for a central management system to configure remote devices. A device service manager server (DSM) may have an IP redirector module configured to cooperate with two or more device service controllers (DSCs) that are behind a firewall on a wide area network relative to a location of the DSM on the wide area network, where the DSM serves as a central management station for a distribution of configuration information to the DSCs, wherein an executable boot up file uploaded via a drive port in that DSC is scripted to gather configuration information for that DSC and network devices on the same network as that DSC and without a prompt by the DSM then sends an initial configuration file to the DSM which makes a master copy of the device configuration file in the DSM's registry for that DSC.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for a central management system to configure remote devices. A device service manager server (DSM) may have an IP redirector module configured to cooperate with two or more device service controllers (DSCs) that are behind a firewall on a wide area network relative to a location of the DSM on the wide area network, where the DSM serves as a central management station for a distribution of initial configuration information to the DSCs, wherein an executable boot up file uploaded via a drive port in that DSC is scripted to gather configuration information for that DSC and network devices on the same network as that DSC and without a prompt by the DSM then sends configuration files to the DSM which makes a master copy of the device configuration file in the DSM's registry for that DSC.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for accessing networked devices without accessible network addresses via Virtual IP (VIP) addresses. The system consists of a soft Device Services Controller (DSC), downloaded on a first local network from the device service manager (DSM) on a wide area network, and a VIP Access enabled device on a second local network separate from the first area network. The soft DSC and associated VIP Access enabled device create a virtual network interface and corresponding virtual IP address (VIP) to permit outgoing TCP/IP conduit connection to the DSM. When networking traffic arrives at the virtual networking interface with the associated VIP, the soft DSC automatically processes and forwards that traffic to the DSM. Using this mechanism, it is possible for two networked devices on separate networks to communicate in spite of firewalls and without knowledge of each other's network.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a connector top and a connector base is provided. The electrical connector further includes a contact carrier module, wherein the contact carrier module defines a module cavity and includes a module top opening communicated with a module bottom opening via the module cavity. Additionally, the electrical connector includes a electrical conductor located within the module cavity to be communicated with the module top opening and the module bottom opening and a connector housing, wherein the connector housing includes a pre-mold material and an outer-mold material, wherein the pre-mold material covers at least a portion of the contact carrier module and at least a portion of the electrical cable, and the outer-mold material covers the pre-mold material and the contact carrier module, such that the module top opening is uncovered.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for a central management system to configure remote devices. A device service manager server (DSM) may have an IP redirector module configured to cooperate with two or more device service controllers (DSCs) that are behind a firewall on a wide area network relative to a location of the DSM on the wide area network, where the DSM serves as a central management station for a distribution of initial configuration information to the DSCs, wherein an executable boot up file uploaded via a drive port in that DSC is scripted to gather configuration information for that DSC and network devices on the same network as that DSC and without a prompt by the DSM then sends configuration files to the DSM which makes a master copy of the device configuration file in the DSM's registry for that DSC.

Abstract: A method, and system for accessing networked devices without accessible network addresses via Virtual IP (VIP) addresses. The system uses a first Device Services Controller (DSC) that can make available a virtual network interface and corresponding VIP to create a first outgoing TCP/IP conduit connection to a device service manager (DSM). A Host Controller component processes and forwards traffic to the DSM which processes and relays traffic to a second DSC, which creates a second direct outgoing TCP/IP conduit connection to the DSM. The system has an IP redirector that routes communication traffic to the second DSC based on VIP address to real IP address mapping stored in the registry of the DSM. The system processes and delivers the traffic to appropriate local networked device and sends back any return traffic to the DSM. The system allows for communication between networked devices on separate networks without direct network addresses.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for a central station to allocate virtual IP addresses. A device service manager server (DSM) has a network access module configured to cooperate with two or more device service controllers (DSCs). The DSM serves as a central management station for allocating and assigning Virtual IP addresses to network devices to proxy communications for networked devices on a local area network (LAN) where each DSC resides. The DSM is located exterior from the network devices on the LAN where communications associated with the assigned VIP addresses are being routed to. The DSM assigns a Virtual IP Addresses to each DSC and establishes a route from the assigned Virtual IP address to a destination network device on a LAN, based on corresponding DSC and network device information stored in a registry of the DSM.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for accessing networked devices without accessible network addresses via Virtual IP (VIP) addresses. The system consists of a first Device Services Controller (DSC), featuring a Host Controller component that can make available a virtual network interface and corresponding virtual IP address (VIP) and having a first conduit manager to create a first outgoing TCP/IP conduit connection to a device service manager (DSM). When networking traffic arrives at the virtual networking interface with the associated VIP, the Host Controller component automatically processes and forwards that traffic to the DSM. The DSM processes and relays traffic from the first outgoing TCP/IP conduitconnection to a second DSC, which has a Device Controller component and a second conduit manager to create a second direct outgoing TCP/IP conduit connection to the DSM.

Abstract: The primary purpose of an automatic storage-reclamation system for digital computers is to reclaim the memory occupied by memory objects that are no longer necessary for the correct operation of the computer programs that are clients of the reclamation system. Those objects that are unnecessary in this respect are commonly called garbage objects or, more simply, garbage, and the act of reclaiming such objects is commonly called garbage collection. Frequently, however, some final action or sequence of actions needs to be taken when a memory object becomes a garbage object, beyond simply reclaiming the memory occupied by such objects. An automated finalization mechanism performs such a pre-specified set of actions when it has determined that a memory object has become garbage. A postmortem finalization mechanism performs these finalization actions only after the garbage object has actually been reclaimed by the system's garbage collector.