Headless support using serial-based virtual consoles in a computing system
US10776287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of accessing a computing system includes: providing serial terminal driver configured to interface a serial port in a hardware platform of the computer system; providing a console object configured to communicate with an operating system (OS) in a software platform of the computer system and the serial terminal driver; connecting to the console object through the serial port via a computer terminal; sending text and commands from the console object to the computer terminal; and rendering, by the computer terminal, a console for presentation on a display of the computer terminal.
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