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US 2013/0159870 A1Published application
System and Method for a Remote Console Preview of a Server
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsRyan T. West, Brian M. Doty
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Abstract
A device and a method for a remote console preview of a remote server are disclosed. A preview image corresponding to a remote console image of the remote server is displayed. The preview image is updated at a predetermined time interval. A first selection of the preview image is received, and a remote console session of the remote server is initiated in response to receiving the first selection of the preview image.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- displaying a preview image corresponding to a remote console image from a video card of a remote server, wherein the preview image is an image thumbnail that provides a preview of a current output of the video card and a visual indication of the status of the remote server;
- receiving a first selection of the preview image;
- and
- initiating a remote console session of the remote server in response to receiving the first selection of the preview image.
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A method comprising:
- pulling a remote console image from a video card of a remote server at a predetermined time interval;
- generating an image thumbnail corresponding to the remote console image from the video card of the remote server, wherein the image thumbnail provides a preview of a current output of the video card and a visual indication of the status of the remote server;
- and
- displaying the image thumbnail on a graphical user interface of a computer display.
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A device comprising:
- a remote access controller configured to receive a remote console image from a video card of a remote server, the remote access controller including:
- a graphical user interface including a preview image corresponding to the remote console image of the remote server, wherein the preview image is an image thumbnail that provides a preview of a current output of the video card, the graphical user interface configured to initiate a remote console session of the remote server in response to receiving a first selection of the preview image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.