Method and apparatus for remote computer management using HTML in a web browser application and an internet server extension on an internet server API-compliant web server
US6434615B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0273
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for a method and an apparatus for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system. A remote communication sequence is started. The remote communication sequence is used to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address. Communications between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system is established by decoding the computer destination address. A diagnostic application on the standalone computer system is initiated using the established communication between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system.
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