Remote booting of an operating system by a network
US5577210A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for remote booting by a server of at least one terminal, including a volatile memory (RAM), at least one processor, a telecommunications card enabling connection to the server by a network, said server being provided with telecommunication device and memory of sufficient capacity to store the communications protocol, the operating system of the terminals recopied into an image file, its own operating system, and the applications programs, wherein the method includes the remote loading of a startup program by transforming the first interruption produced by a terminal following its being powered up into a request for reading an image file memorized in the server.
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