Digital remote device management system for selectively operating a plurality of remote devices
First Claim
1. A remote device management system comprising:
- at least one user workstation of the type including at least one from the group consisting of a keyboard, a video monitor, a cursor control device, an audio device, and an input/output module device;
at least one user interface module coupled to said user workstation;
at least one remote device;
at least one remote interface module coupled to said remote device;
a remote device management unit;
a first communications medium providing bi-directional communication for connecting said remote device management unit to said user workstation via said user interface module; and
a second communications medium providing bi-directional communication for connecting said remote device management unit to said remote device via said remote interface module.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an intelligent, digital, modular remote target device management system for coupling a series of remote target devices to one or more user workstations to allow each user workstation to selectively access and control one or more remote target devices. The target device management system incorporates a centralized switching system that receives keyboard, cursor control device, audio, and input/output module device signals from the user workstation and transmits and applies the signals to the remote target device in the same manner as if the keyboard, cursor control device, audio input source, or input/output module device of the user workstation were directly coupled to the remote target device. Also, the remote target device management system digitally transmits the signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote device management system comprising:
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at least one user workstation of the type including at least one from the group consisting of a keyboard, a video monitor, a cursor control device, an audio device, and an input/output module device;
at least one user interface module coupled to said user workstation;
at least one remote device;
at least one remote interface module coupled to said remote device;
a remote device management unit;
a first communications medium providing bi-directional communication for connecting said remote device management unit to said user workstation via said user interface module; and
a second communications medium providing bi-directional communication for connecting said remote device management unit to said remote device via said remote interface module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing remote devices from a workstation, said method comprising the steps of:
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digitizing a first set of signals from said workstation;
packetizing said first set of digital signals for transmission to a remote device from a workstation;
receiving said packetized first set of digital signals at said remote device;
de-packetizing and converting said packetized first set of digital signals for use at said remote device;
digitizing a second set of signals from said remote device;
packetizing said second set of digital signals for transmission from said remote device to said workstation;
receiving said packetized second set of digital signals at said workstation;
de-packetizing and converting said packetized second set of digital signals for use at said workstation; and
remotely controlling said transmission of said first and second sets of digital signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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