US 9,521,552 B2 · Method and apparatus to use smart phones to securely and conveniently monitor intel pcs remotely

Abstract

Techniques for monitoring information technology (IT) assets using mobile devices are described herein. The mobile device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the IT asset using a near field communications (NFC) standard used to communicate over short distances. The IT asset is configured to include a monitoring device that is operable in a low power mode as well as in a normal power mode to monitor security related parameters. An alarm is generated in response to detecting a breach in security of the IT asset and the mobile device is notified of the alarm. A user may use the mobile device to send an encrypted message to the IT asset and instruct it to operate in a lockout mode, thereby protecting the digital assets accessible via the IT asset from unauthorized use.

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Dependent claims

A method that facilitates remote monitoring of an information technology (IT) asset, the method comprising:

pairing the IT asset to a mobile device for wireless communications there between using a first interface that provides a first communications standard;
detecting a breach of security of the IT asset itself;
activating an alarm by the IT asset in response to the detected breach of security;
notifying an existence of the alarm to the mobile device using a second interface that provides a second communication standard, which is different from the first communication standard, wherein the second communication standard is accessed directly by the IT asset in response to the detected breach of security;
and
locking out the IT asset from unauthorized use of the IT asset itself,
the detecting, activating, and notifying occur regardless of which power mode that the IT asset is operating when detecting, activating, and notifying occur.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus to use smart phones to securely and conveniently monitor intel pcs remotely

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Method and apparatus to use smart phones to securely and conveniently monitor intel pcs remotely

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