Wireless management system for control of remote devices
First Claim
1. A system for providing wireless monitoring and control of remote devices, said system comprising:
- at least one networking device;
at least one user workstation comprising a keyboard, video monitor, cursor control device, and wireless communication circuitry, and which communicates with said at least one networking device via a wireless network;
a plurality of remote devices; and
a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to at least one of said remote devices for receiving and converting video signals from said remote devices and for transmitting said converted signals to said at least one networking device via said wireless network;
wherein said at least one networking device bi-directionally communicates with said plurality of wireless transceivers and said at least one user workstation; and
wherein said user workstation transmits keyboard and cursor control device data from said keyboard and cursor control device to said at least one networking device.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a wireless remote device management system for wirelessly interfacing a plurality of remote devices (e.g., computers, servers, etc.) with one or more user workstations. Each remote device is coupled to a wireless transceiver. The user workstations may include a wireless user station coupled to a keyboard, a video monitor, and a cursor control device. Preferably the transceivers and wireless user stations use an 802.11 compatible network for communication. Additionally, a wireless access point may be utilized for centralized communications between the transceivers and user workstations. The present invention also enables the transceivers and wireless user workstations to communicate directly without the need for any additional hardware.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing wireless monitoring and control of remote devices, said system comprising:
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at least one networking device;
at least one user workstation comprising a keyboard, video monitor, cursor control device, and wireless communication circuitry, and which communicates with said at least one networking device via a wireless network;
a plurality of remote devices; and
a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to at least one of said remote devices for receiving and converting video signals from said remote devices and for transmitting said converted signals to said at least one networking device via said wireless network;
wherein said at least one networking device bi-directionally communicates with said plurality of wireless transceivers and said at least one user workstation; and
wherein said user workstation transmits keyboard and cursor control device data from said keyboard and cursor control device to said at least one networking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing wireless monitoring and control of remote devices, said system comprising:
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at least one user workstation comprising a keyboard, video monitor, cursor control device, and wireless communication circuitry;
a plurality of remote devices; and
a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to at least one of said remote devices for receiving and converting video signals from said remote devices and for transmitting said converted signals to said user workstation via a wireless network;
wherein said user workstation bi-directionally communicates with said plurality of wireless transceivers; and
wherein said user workstation wirelessly transmits keyboard and cursor control device data from said keyboard and cursor control device to at least one of said wireless transceivers via said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for wireless monitoring and control of remote devices, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a menu of available remote devices at a user workstation;
requesting access to a select one of said available remote devices by clicking on a link corresponding to said select remote device;
transmitting a request to access said select remote device via a wireless network;
transmitting keyboard and cursor control device signals to said select remote device via said wireless network;
converting video signals from said select remote device; and
transmitting said converted video signals to said user workstation via said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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