Personal computer control and activation device utilizing a paging message
First Claim
1. A control and activation device for a computer, comprising:
- a pager transceiver operable to receive a wireless paging message;
a microcontroller operable to decode the wireless paging message and generate instructions therefrom;
an interface circuit operable to transfer instructions generated by the microcontroller to a computer in response to the paging message, wherein the microcontroller automatically generates a reverse paging message for transmission by the pager transceiver, the reverse paging message providing an indication of the status of the computer.
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Abstract
A remote facilitation network (10) includes a base computing equipment environment (12) having a computer (14) and a control and activation device (16). A remote user (18) requests communications with the base computing equipment environment (12) through a wireless paging service (20). The remote user (18) generates a paging message that is transmitted by the wireless paging service (20) and received at the control and activation device (16). The control and activation device (16) processes and interprets the paging message in order to activate the computer (14). The paging message includes a callback number that is transferred from the control and activation device (16) to the computer (14). The computer (14) dials the callback number in order to establish a communication link with the remote user (18). After identification and verification, the computer (14) relinquishes control of the communication link to the remote user (18) such that information exchange can be initiated between the computer (14) and the remote user (18).
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10 Claims
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1. A control and activation device for a computer, comprising:
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a pager transceiver operable to receive a wireless paging message; a microcontroller operable to decode the wireless paging message and generate instructions therefrom; an interface circuit operable to transfer instructions generated by the microcontroller to a computer in response to the paging message, wherein the microcontroller automatically generates a reverse paging message for transmission by the pager transceiver, the reverse paging message providing an indication of the status of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of remotely activating a computer, comprising steps of:
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receiving a wireless paging message from a remote user; activating the computer in response to the paging message; and automatically generating a reverse paging message in response to the paging message, the reverse paging message indicating a status of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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