Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely access asset information of a mobile client
First Claim
1. A data processing network configuration, comprising;
- an access point configured to receive and store a request to retrieve information from a mobile system associated with the access point;
a mobile system having a wireless network adapter configured to poll the access point to discover the stored request for information on the access point;
wherein the mobile system is configured to respond to discovery of the stored request by retrieving the requested information from nonvolatile storage of the mobile system and transmitting the requested information via the wireless network adapter.
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Abstract
A data processing network configuration includes a server and an access point wired to a network and a mobile system wirelessly connected to the access point. The access point receives and stores a request to retrieve information from the mobile system. The mobile system, when in a powered down state, powers its wireless network adapter periodically to poll the access point to discover the stored request for information. The mobile system responds to discovery of the stored request by retrieving the requested information from nonvolatile storage of the mobile system and transmitting the requested information via the wireless network adapter while otherwise remaining powered down. The information request may be a system management request and the request packet may include a Media Access Control (MAC) address repeated multiple times. The access point stores pending requests in a table having an entry for each associated mobile system.
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21 Claims
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1. A data processing network configuration, comprising;
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an access point configured to receive and store a request to retrieve information from a mobile system associated with the access point;
a mobile system having a wireless network adapter configured to poll the access point to discover the stored request for information on the access point;
wherein the mobile system is configured to respond to discovery of the stored request by retrieving the requested information from nonvolatile storage of the mobile system and transmitting the requested information via the wireless network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for remotely retrieving information from a powered-down mobile data processing system, the program product comprising processor executable instructions stored on computer readable media, comprising:
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computer code means for storing a server request for asset information from the powered- down mobile system on an access point associated with the powered-down mobile system;
computer code means for querying the access point responsive to subsequently powering the wireless network adapter of the mobile system; and
computer code means, responsive to detecting the stored request for asset information, for retrieving the asset information and forwarding the retrieved information to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A service for enabling a server to remotely access data from a powered down mobile data processing system, comprising:
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enabling the server to transmit a request to retrieve information from a mobile system;
enabling an access point associated with the mobile system to recognize the request and to store information indicative of the request on the access point if the request is addressed to a mobile system associated with the access point;
enabling the mobile client to query the access point for a pending request during a subsequent communication with the access point;
enabling a wireless network adapter of the mobile client, responsive to detecting the stored request for information from the server, to retrieve the requested information and to transmit the requested information to the server through the access point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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