SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
First Claim
1. A system for remote communication between a service computer and a machine control at a machine, the system comprising:
- at least one central computer that is protected by a Firewall, wherein the at least one central computer comprises a plurality of virtual computers that are configured to be run simultaneously, a connection between the service computer and the central computer, and communication connections that are allocated to each of the machine controls, where each communication connection is associated with a virtual computer, wherein the central computer is configured to be connected to a particular machine control through the virtual computer that is set up for the communication connection allocated to the particular machine control.
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Abstract
A system provides for remote communication between a service computer and a machine control at a machine. The system includes at least one central computer that is protected by a Firewall, a connection between the service computer and the central computer, and communication connections that are allocated to each of the machine controls. The at least one central computer includes a plurality of virtual computers. Each communication connection is associated with a virtual computer. The central computer can be connected to a particular machine control through the virtual computer that is set up for the communication connection allocated to the particular machine control.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for remote communication between a service computer and a machine control at a machine, the system comprising:
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at least one central computer that is protected by a Firewall, wherein the at least one central computer comprises a plurality of virtual computers that are configured to be run simultaneously, a connection between the service computer and the central computer, and communication connections that are allocated to each of the machine controls, where each communication connection is associated with a virtual computer, wherein the central computer is configured to be connected to a particular machine control through the virtual computer that is set up for the communication connection allocated to the particular machine control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A remote communication method between a service computer and a machine control for a machine, the method comprising:
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protecting a central computer with a Firewall;
establishing a connection between the service computer and the central computer, determining a communication connection allocated to the desired machine control, selecting a virtual computer from a plurality of virtual computers at the central computer, wherein selecting the virtual computer includes selecting the virtual computer that is set up for the communication connection determined to be allocated to the machine control such that the communication connection links the desired machine control to the selected virtual computer, and starting the selected virtual computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for remote communication between a service computer and a machine control at a machine, the system comprising:
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at least one central computer that is protected by a Firewall, a connection between the service computer and the central computer, communication connections that are allocated to each of the machine controls, and a plurality of virtual computers within the at least one central computer, where the virtual computers are configured to be run simultaneously and each virtual computer is set up for an associated communication connection, wherein the central computer is configured to be connected to a particular machine control through the virtual computer that is set up for the communication connection allocated to the particular machine control.
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