Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REMOTE COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001042933
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A computer being controlled is coupled via communications bus to at least one other device comprising one or more authorized management devices. The one or more authorized management devices are coupled to a management port. Only management commands received from authorized management devices via the management port may be executed or otherwise responded to. Management commands received from other devices are ignored. In a preferred embodiment, the communication bus is an IEEE 1394 serial bus. In this manner, the present invention provides for the use of more direct communication technologies, such as the IEEE 1394 serial bus, while simultaneously providing a greater degree of security than previously available.
Inventors:
CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOS GEORGIOS
DEMAIO PASQUALE
SEE VALERIE R
DEMAIO PASQUALE
SEE VALERIE R
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/033544
Publication Date:
January 24, 2002
Filing Date:
December 08, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MICROSOFT CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F11/273; G06F11/36; H04L12/40; H04L12/64; (IPC1-7): G06F13/00; H04L29/06
Foreign References:
| EP0866591A1 | 1998-09-23 | |||
| CA2205096A1 | 1998-11-09 |
Other References:
DON ANDERSON: "FireWire System Architecture, Second edition", 20 September 1999, ADDISON WESLEY, READING, MASSACHUSETTS, US, XP002171989, 237630
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