Method for remotely accessing component management information
US6665731B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Remotely executing programs access hardware components and upload component management information from these hardware components bypassing the operating system otherwise controlling the hardware components. A web-based browser application executes on a personal computer that is coupled to the Internet and accesses the hardware component information. Another computer that is also connected to the Internet hosts the hardware components that the web-based browser application wishes to access. The operating system of the second computer controls the operation of the hardware components. An adapter routine executing on an intermediate server, to which the hardware components are coupled and are capable of transferring component information in a predetermined format, serves as an intermediary between the web-based browser application and the hardware components. The format that the data is being transferred from the hardware components to the adapter routine is not compatible with the web-based browser application. The adapter routine converts data from the hardware components to a format acceptable to the web-based browser application, such as, for example, XML over HTTP, or any other …
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