Agent system for a secure remote access system

• US 6,892,225 B1
• Filed: 07/19/2000
• Issued: 05/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: FusionOne Incorporated (Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated)
• Inventors: Pang, Eric, Tu, Edgar Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): EL HADY, NABIL M
• Application Number:
  US09/618,955
• Time in Patent Office: 1,756 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 713/165, 713/201, 713/155
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A secure agent system for communicating with a secure remote access system is disclosed. The agent system is suitable for execution on a base device which is configured to be coupled to the internet. The agent system initiates data communication with the remote access system by sending requests and receiving replies from the remote access system. The replies may include requests to retrieve, store, update, and/or delete data associated with the base device, which the agent system carries out. The agent system further provides reply data to such requests to the remote access system.

Claims

1. In a base device configured to be coupled with a remote access system, a secure agent system operating within said base device comprising:

a) a server communication module configured to initiate data communication with the remote access system; and

b) a job handler module operatively coupled to said server communication module, said job handler configured to retrieve, store, update and delete data associated with the base device.

2. The secure agent system of claim 1, wherein said server communication module is further configured to periodically transmit task connection requests to the remote access system and receive task connection replies from the remote access system.

3. The secure agent system of claim 2, wherein said server communication module is further configured to communicate said task connection replies to said job handler module for processing.

4. The secure agent system of claim 2, wherein said server communication module is configured to transmit task connection reply data in response to said task connection replies.

5. The secure agent system of claim 1 further comprising a wake-up module operatively coupled to said server communication module, said wake-up module configured to monitor the base device for a wake-up signal and to connect the base device to a internet service provider associated with the base device when the wake module receives a wake-up signal.

6. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for securely communicating data associated with a base device to a remote access system, said method comprising:

a) initiating data communication by the base device with the remote access system;

b) retrieving, storing, updating and deleting data associated with the base device according to commands received by the base device from the remote access system.

7. The program storage device of claim 6, said method further comprising:

a) monitoring the base device for a wake-up signal prior to initiating data communication with the remote access system; and

b) connecting the base device to a internet service provider associated with the base device when the wake module receives a wake-up signal.

8. A method for securely communicating data associated with a base device to a remote access system, said method comprising:

a) initiating data communication by the base device with the remote access system;

b) retrieving, storing, updating and deleting data associated with the base device according to commands received by the base device from the remote access system.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

a) monitoring the base device for a wake-up signal prior to initiating data communication with the remote access system; and

b) connecting the base device to a internet service provider associated with the base device when the wake module receives a wake-up signal.