Supervisory control system for networked multimedia workstations that provides reconfiguration of workstations by remotely updating the operating system
US5684952A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A supervisory control system for a networked multimedia computing system permits a teacher or network administrator to quickly and easily update system software on selected destination workstations with the system software currently residing on the master workstation. In one mode of operation, only basic system software is updated, while user-defined preferences are unchanged. In a second mode of operation, both the system software and all user-controlled settings are replaced, to permit the remote workstations to be configured in a desired manner.
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