Monitoring and reporting system and method of operating the same
OwnerSteven D. Roemerman, Richard H. Drohan, JR.inventors
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Abstract
A monitoring and reporting system for use with an embedded computer of a hosted system and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the monitoring and reporting system includes a device driver configured to monitor a status of a user subsystem of the embedded computer and generate a status signal therefrom. The monitoring and reporting system also includes a modem configured to send a short message to an external device as a function of the status signal. The modem employs a low amount of overhead to send the short message expeditiously.
Claims20
A monitoring and reporting system for use with an embedded computer of a hosted system, comprising:
- a device driver configured to monitor a status of a user subsystem of said embedded computer and generate a status signal therefrom;
- and
- a modem configured to send a short message to an external device as a function of said status signal, said modem employing a low amount of overhead to send said short message expeditiously.
A method of operating an embedded computer of a hosted system, comprising:
- monitoring a status of a user subsystem of said embedded computer;
- generating a status signal;
- and
- sending a short message to an external device as a function of said status signal with a modem, said modem employing a low amount of overhead to send said short message expeditiously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.