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Data processing system and method for permitting a client computer system to temporarily prohibit remote management

US6415324B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1999
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/025
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data processing system and method including a server computer system and a client computer system coupled together utilizing a network are described for permitting the client computer system to temporarily prohibit remote management of the client computer system. The client computer system sets a remote override condition in the client computer system for temporarily prohibiting remote management of the client. The client temporarily prohibits all attempts to manage the client remotely utilizing the network when the remote override condition is set.

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