Method and system for diagnosis and control of machines using connectionless modes of communication
First Claim
1. A method of processing communications from a machine having electro-mechanical sensors to a data center, comprising the steps of:
- creating a message containing information of the machine to be transmitted to the data center;
transmitting the message from the machine to a firewall device;
transmitting the message to a security device; and
analyzing the message by the security device.
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Abstract
A method and system of remotely monitoring and controlling machines and business office devices such as copiers, printers, and facsimile machines. Outgoing messages, such as Internet e-mail messages containing information describing the business office device are monitored by a security center. The security center either receives an unencrypted form of the message, or alternatively receives an encrypted form of the message. If the message is encrypted, it will be necessary for the security center to first decrypt the message. The contents of the message are monitored by the security center to assure that only authorized information is transmitted from an authorized business office device, over the Internet, to a data center which monitors the status of and/or controls the business office device. A log of messages passing through a firewall to the Internet is maintained and compared with messages received by the security center to assure that only messages which have been received by the security center and checked are transmitted through the firewall over the Internet.
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1. A method of processing communications from a machine having electro-mechanical sensors to a data center, comprising the steps of:
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creating a message containing information of the machine to be transmitted to the data center; transmitting the message from the machine to a firewall device; transmitting the message to a security device; and analyzing the message by the security device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system of processing communications, comprising:
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a machine having electromechanical sensors for generating messages and transmitting the messages to a data center; a firewall device; a security device; a network connecting the machine, the firewall device, the security device, and the data center; means, disposed in the machine, for creating a message containing information of the machine to be transmitted to the data center; means for transmitting the message from the machine to a firewall device; means for transmitting the message to a security device; and means, disposed within the security device, for analyzing the message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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