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US 7,584,387 B1Granted
Method and system for extending the functionality of an environmental monitor for an industrial personal computer
OwnerDavid T. Medin, Matthew J. Poduska +1inventors
InventorsDavid T. Medin, Matthew J. Poduska, Christopher M. Jensen
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Abstract
A system and method for enhancing the functionality of a dual opposing ISA/PCI bus alarm card of an industrial computer where the alarm card includes a microserver for communicating with web-enabled information on the host computer.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a microprocessor configured to send commands to a server and to process web-based content;
- an out-of-band connection to a network;
- and
- an internal connection to a host CPU wherein via the internal connection, web-based content at the host CPU is configured to be monitored;
- wherein, via the out-of-band connection, information contained in the web-based content on the host CPU is reported to an external network;
- and wherein the information are remotely programmable environmental characteristics of the host CPU.
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A method of monitoring a computer, the method comprising:
- establishing a first connection between a first computer having a host CPU and an administrator computer;
- and
- monitoring, on the first computer, pages contained on the host CPU and editing the pages on the host CPU via the first connection.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first computer having a first network means and a second network means, wherein the first network means exchanges information between the first computer and a second computer and the second network means exchanges information between the first computer and the second computer;
- means for maintaining the second network means operable despite an operational failure of the first network means;
- means for hosting a page on the first computer;
- and,
- means, internal to the first computer, for monitoring the page and providing related information on the second network means.
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