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Wireless server diagnostic system and method

US6895532B2 · kind B2 · utility

63Cited by
20References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 2001
Grant dateMay 17, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2294
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless diagnostic system for diagnosing a problem with at least one server includes a portable diagnostic tool. The portable diagnostic tool includes a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The portable diagnostic tool is configured to transmit requests with the tool's wireless transmitter. A wireless communication subsystem is coupled to a first server. The wireless communication subsystem includes a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The wireless communication subsystem is configured to receive a transmitted request from the portable diagnostic tool with the subsystem's wireless receiver. The wireless communication subsystem is configured to transmit service information with the subsystem's wireless transmitter in response to a received request. The portable diagnostic tool is configured to receive the service information with the tool's wireless receiver.

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