Method and apparatus for remote computer management using HTML in a web browser application and an internet server extension on an internet server API-compliant web server
First Claim
1. A method for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system, comprising:
- starting a remote communication sequence;
using said remote communication sequence to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address;
establishing communications between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system by decoding said computer destination address; and
initiating a diagnostic application on said standalone computer system using said established communication between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a method and an apparatus for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system. A remote communication sequence is started. The remote communication sequence is used to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address. Communications between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system is established by decoding the computer destination address. A diagnostic application on the standalone computer system is initiated using the established communication between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system, comprising:
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starting a remote communication sequence;
using said remote communication sequence to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address;
establishing communications between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system by decoding said computer destination address; and
initiating a diagnostic application on said standalone computer system using said established communication between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system, comprising:
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means for starting a remote communication sequence;
means for using said remote communication sequence to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address;
means for establishing communications between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system by decoding said computer destination address; and
means for initiating a diagnostic application on said standalone computer system using said established communication between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system.
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19. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method for performing remote system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system, comprising:
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starting a remote communication sequence;
using said remote communication sequence to initiate an HTTP request to a computer destination address;
establishing communications between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system by decoding said computer destination address; and
initiating a diagnostic application on said standalone computer system using said established communication between said controlling computer system and said standalone computer system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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