Secure access of remote device
AssigneeZpe Systems, Inc.
InventorsArnaldo Zimmermann, Livio Ceci
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Abstract
A cloud-based communication framework. A first secure channel may be established for communication between an IT device and a cloud-computing platform. A request for a device user interface may then be received over the first secure channel. The request may be initiated by a user device via the cloud-computing platform. The device user interface may be retrieved and forwarded over a second secure channel to the cloud-computing platform for communication to the user device.
Claims20
An information technology (IT) device, comprising:
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for storing computer-readable program code;
- and
- a processor in communication with the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the processor being operative with the computer-readable program code to perform operations including
- establishing a first secure channel for communication between the IT device and a cloud-computing platform,
- receiving a request over the first secure channel for a device user interface of the IT device, wherein the request is initiated by a user device via the cloud-computing platform,
- retrieving the device user interface of the IT device,
- establishing a second secure channel on demand for communication between the IT device and the cloud-computing platform, and
- forwarding the device user interface of the IT device over the second secure channel to the cloud-computing platform for communication to the user device.
A method for cloud-based communication, comprising:
- receiving, by a cloud-computing platform, from a user device a request for a device user interface of an information technology (IT) device;
- sending, by the cloud-computing platform, over a first secure channel the request to the IT device;
- receiving, by the cloud-computing platform, over a second secure channel the device user interface from the IT device;
- and
- sending, by the cloud-computing platform, the device user interface to the user device for presentation.
A cloud-based communication system, comprising:
- a cloud-computing platform;
- a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-computing platform;
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- at least one information technology (IT) device communicatively coupled to the cloud-computing platform, wherein the at least one IT device includes a remote access agent, wherein the remote access agent sends a device user interface of the IT device over a secure channel to the cloud-computing platform in response to a request from the user device received via the cloud-computing platform, wherein the cloud-computing platform sends the device user interface of the IT device to the user device for display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.