Remote control of selected target client computers in enterprise computer networks through global master hubs
US8055728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/44
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enterprise computer network comprising a hierarchy of client computers interconnected through a plurality of server computers at a plurality of hierarchical levels. A system, method and object oriented computer program for giving a selected controller computer remote control of a selected target client computer in the network comprising the combination of a plurality of server controlled regional hubs, each hub connected to and serving a network region including a set of target client computers; and a function for storing at each server controlled regional hub, a remote control object including data necessary to access and remotely control each of the target client computers served by said hub. This is essentially a standard regional set up for remote control by a remote controller. Into this environment, there is combined a global master hub connected to the plurality of regional hubs, the global master hub being normally functionally independent of the regional hubs and the sets of target computers served by said hubs. The remote controller computers are selectively connected to this global master hub, and there are means in each remote controller for requesting control of a s…
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