US Patent 7188121 Information system management

a provider module provides an interface between an object manager or object handler and each of a plurality of management modules. The provider module can include a register manager operable to maintain a register of interfaced management modules and a router operable to use the register to provide routing of a management request to a management module appropriate to process the management request. Sharing the provider module between a plurality of management modules facilitates the creation and integration of the management modules and provides a dynamic management system.