LCD panel for a server system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsThane M. Larson, Kirk Bresniker
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Abstract
An LCD panel configured to be attached to a server system and coupled to a management card of the server system includes an LCD display. The panel includes a plurality of alphanumeric keys for entering alphanumeric strings that are displayed on the LCD display, and a plurality of navigation keys for navigating through a menu displayed on the LCD display and selecting menu items.
Claims19
An LCD panel configured to be attached to a computer server system and coupled to a server management card of the computer server system, the LCD panel comprising:
- an LCD display;
- a plurality of alphanumeric keys for entering alphanumeric strings that are displayed on the LCD display;
- a plurality of navigation keys for navigating through a menu displayed on the LCD display and selecting menu items;
- and
- a lockout key for gaining and releasing control of the management card.
An LCD panel configured to be coupled to a management card of a server system, the LCD panel comprising:
- user input means for entering data;
- display means for displaying information;
- and
- lockout means for gaining control of the management card, thereby preventing control of the management card through connections other than the LCD panel.
A method of sending and receiving information with an LCD panel, the method comprising:
- connecting the LCD panel to a management card of a server system;
- gaining control of the management card by pressing a lockout key on the LCD panel;
- entering data with alphanumeric keys of the LCD panel;
- transmitting entered data to the management card;
- and
- displaying information received from the management card on an LCD display of the LCD panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.