Remote support system
First Claim
1. A method for enabling remote diagnosis of an active application and its related environment on a client computer from a support location, comprising the steps of:
- requesting a diagnostic information package relating to the active application;
collecting the diagnostic information package relating to the active application, using a procedural interface that programmatically collects the diagnostic information package; and
sending the diagnostic information package to the support location in response to the request for the diagnostic information package.
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Abstract
A method for enabling remote diagnosis of an active application and its related environment on a client computer from a support location. The method includes the step of requesting a diagnostic information package relating to the active application. The next step is collecting the diagnostic information package relating to the active application, using a procedural interface that programmatically collects the diagnostic information package. Another step is sending the diagnostic information package to the support location in response to the request for the diagnostic information package.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for enabling remote diagnosis of an active application and its related environment on a client computer from a support location, comprising the steps of:
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requesting a diagnostic information package relating to the active application;
collecting the diagnostic information package relating to the active application, using a procedural interface that programmatically collects the diagnostic information package; and
sending the diagnostic information package to the support location in response to the request for the diagnostic information package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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12. A system for enabling a support person at a support location to remotely diagnose an active application and its related environment on a client computer, comprising:
a procedural interface, couplable to the active application, wherein the procedural interface enables the collection of a diagnostic information package concerning the active application and its related environment, the procedural interface further comprising;
a communications component, associated with the procedural interface, configured to enable transfer of the diagnostic information package to the remote support location.
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18. A system for allowing support personnel at a support location to remotely diagnose an active application and its related environment on a client computer, comprising:
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a procedural interface, associated with the active application, having pre-defined diagnosis queries and functions to retrieve information regarding operability of the active application;
a data collection component, coupled to the procedural interface, configured for combining and formatting the information received from the pre-defined diagnosis queries and functions into a diagnostic information package;
a communications component, associated with the procedural interface, configured to control transferring of the diagnostic information package to the support location; and
a remote support tool, configured for receiving and displaying the diagnostic information package transferred by the communications component, having a user interface that is accessible to the support personnel.
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24. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for enabling remote diagnosis of an active application and its related environment on a client computer from a support location, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising;
computer readable program code means for requesting a diagnostic information package relating to the active application;
computer readable program code means for collecting the diagnostic information package relating to the active application, using a procedural interface that programmatically collects the diagnostic information package; and
computer readable program code means for sending the diagnostic information package to the support location in response to the request for the diagnostic information package.
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