System and method for controlling remote console functionality assist logic
US6385682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2294
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system, such as a server disposed in an enterprise, accessible from a remote terminal for remote management applications. The computer system includes a remote console functionality assist logic structure for effectuating the sending and receiving-of signals from the remote terminal. The remote console functionality assist logic structure is controlled by a dedicated processor that receives interrupts therefrom in response to a remote management application. The processor can also control one or more peripheral devices provided in the computer system, wherein the controlled peripheral device or devices are disposed up-stream or down-stream from the processor.
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