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Web browser remote computer management system
Assignee: TriActive Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1998-10-20
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Granted: 2001-09-11
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Expires: 2018-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A computer management system capable of managing computer programs, computer files, computer settings, peripheral settings and the like is controlled through the use of agents on the computers and a remote accessing program. The remote accessing program, in a preferred embodiment, can be a commercial web browser. The user can use the remote accessing program from any computer to reach the agent on the computer. After being recognized by the agent, the user can make any adjustments to the computer through the agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry D. Meyer
- 👤 Tim O. Lesniak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/04; H04L41/046; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; H04L41/02; H04L41/0246; H04L41/0253; H04L63/00; H04L63/10; H04L63/104; H04L63/14; H04L63/1408; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/328; G06F11/34; G06F11/3466; G06F11/3495; G06F2201/00; G06F2201/875; G06F2221/00; G06F2221/21; G06F2221/2103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A management system for remotely managing a network of computers, comprising: a management center residing on a server computer; at least one client computer, said client computer being networked to the server computer; and at least one agent residing on a client computer, said agent comprising means for obtaining information from the computer operating system; means for organizing the obtained information; and means for allowing viewing of the obtained information through the network wherein the management center can be accessed by a web browser and a user of the web browser, accessed through the management center, can access the agent through the network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A management system for remotely managing a network of computers, comprising: a management center residing on a server computer; at least one client computer, said client computer being networked to the server computer; and at least one agent residing on a client computer, said agent comprising means for obtaining information from the computer operating system; means for organizing the obtained information; and means for allowing viewing of the obtained information through the network wherein the management center can be accessed by a web browser and a user of the web browser, accessed through the management center, can access the agent through the network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The management system of claim 1 wherein the at least one agent further comprises a means for determining network efficiency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The management system of claim 2 wherein the management center contains a means for compiling the network efficiency information from at least one agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The management system of claim 3 further comprising an enterprise resource application residing on a computer in the network, wherein the means for compiling performance information can determine the impact of the enterprise resource application on the entire network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The management system in claim 1 wherein the management center comprises: an editing function for editing computer files; a selection menu for choosing which agents to send commands; and a command function to send editing commands to selected agents.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
An agent residing on a computer, wherein the agent is accessible via a web browser, said agent comprising: means for authenticating the user of the web browser; means for obtaining information from the computer operating system; means for organizing the information for viewing by the web browser; means for a first user to access a help ticket to a help desk software application to describe a problem; means for a first user to send the help ticket to the help desk software application; and means for a second user to access the agent to fix the problem, wherein the second user is a user of the help desk software application and has obtained information from the help ticket.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
An agent residing on a computer, wherein the agent is accessible via a web browser, said agent comprising: means for authenticating the user of the web browser; means for obtaining information from the computer operating system; means for organizing the information for viewing by the web browser; means for a first user to access a help ticket to a help desk software application to describe a problem; means for a first user to send the help ticket to the help desk software application; and means for a second user to access the agent to fix the problem, wherein the second user is a user of the help desk software application and has obtained information from the help ticket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agent in claim 6 wherein the means for obtaining information from the computer operating system comprises a Common Gateway Information program.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The agent in claim 6 wherein the means for authenticating the user of the web browser is a web server authenticating information against a Windows NT Domain.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agent in claim 6 wherein the means for organizing the information for viewing by the web browser is an HTML template.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The agent of claim 6 further comprising: command means for transmitting commands through the agent to the computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The agent of claim 10 further comprising: process means for modifying the computer operating system based on the transmitted commands.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agent of claim 6 further comprising: means for editing obtained information; and means for changing computer settings to the edited information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The agent of claim 6 wherein the organized information viewed by a web browser is a web page.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
134 words
An agent residing on a computer for managing a network of computers wherein the agent is accessible via a web browser, said agent comprising: means for authenticating a first user of the web browser; means for obtaining information from an operating system of the computer; means for organizing the information from the operating system for viewing by the web browser; means for enabling a second user to access a help ticket from a help desk software application to describe a problem; means for enabling the second user to send the help ticket to the help desk software application; and means for enabling the first user to access the agent for solving the problem, wherein the first user is a user of the help desk software application and has obtained information from the help ticket.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
134 words
An agent residing on a computer for managing a network of computers wherein the agent is accessible via a web browser, said agent comprising: means for authenticating a first user of the web browser; means for obtaining information from an operating system of the computer; means for organizing the information from the operating system for viewing by the web browser; means for enabling a second user to access a help ticket from a help desk software application to describe a problem; means for enabling the second user to send the help ticket to the help desk software application; and means for enabling the first user to access the agent for solving the problem, wherein the first user is a user of the help desk software application and has obtained information from the help ticket.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agent of claim 14 wherein the means for obtaining information from the operating system comprises a Common Gateway Information program.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The agent of claim 14 wherein the means for authenticating the first user comprises a web server authenticating information against a Windows NT Domain.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The agent of claim 14 wherein the means for organizing the information from the operating system comprises an HTML template.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agent of claim 14 further comprising: command means for transmitting one or more commands through the agent to the computer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agent of claim 18 further comprising: process means for modifying the operating system based on the one or more commands.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The agent of claim 14 further comprising: means for editing the obtained information; and means for changing one or more settings of the computer according to the edited information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The agent of claim 25 wherein the means for organizing the information comprises a web page.
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