Seamless computer system remote control
US6959380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2330/026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote control application is loaded and executes on a service processor independent from a main processor within a remotely managed system, prior to power on for the main processor. The remote control application grabs and packetizes video data from the remotely managed system for transmission to the remote console via a TCP/IP connection transport layer, and receives keyboard/mouse signals in the same manner for insertion into the remotely managed systems's keyboard/mouse controller(s) as though originating from locally attached peripherals. The service processor also feeds up a Java applet for displaying the video data and capturing keyboard/mouse actions through a browser at the remote console. Remote control is thus enabled from power up of the main processor continuously through operating system load by the main processor with a single user interface, a single connection, and no special utility requirements at the remote console.
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