US Patent No: 6,266,721
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System architecture for remote access and control of environmental management
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Jul 24, 2001
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Oct 1, 1997
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Abstract
A fault tolerant system by which individual components of a server are monitored and controlled through independent, programmable microcontrollers interconnected through a microcontroller network. An external agent can control and monitor the microcontrollers by extending the interconnection network beyond the physical server. The extension to the interconnection network converts protocols between media, and directs the microcontrollers and the state managed by the microcontrollers. Intervention of the server operating system software is not required and is not utilized for the access and control operations. A remote interface board provides the interface between the microcontroller network and an external modem that communicates with a remote client computer. The remote interface board also provides for connection to a local client computer.
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| 5,987,554 Method of controlling the transfer of information across an interface between two buses | 79 | 1997 | |
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| 5,704,031 Method of performing self-diagnosing hardware, software and firmware at a client node in a client/server system | 114 | 1995 | |
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| 5,440,748 Computer system capable of connecting expansion unit | 94 | 1993 | |
| 5,664,118 Computer system having detachable expansion unit | 132 | 1995 | |
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| 5,727,207 Method and apparatus for automatically loading configuration data on reset into a host adapter integrated circuit | 85 | 1994 | |
| 5,652,908 Method and apparatus for establishing communications sessions in a remote resource control environment | 167 | 1995 | |
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| 4,695,946 Maintenance subsystem for computer network including power control and remote diagnostic center | 173 | 1984 | |
| 5,430,845 Peripheral device interface for dynamically selecting boot disk device driver | 135 | 1992 | |
| 5,379,184 Pry-in/pry-out disk drive receptacle | 141 | 1993 | |
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| 5,696,899 Method and apparatus for adaptively determining the format of data packets carried on a local area network | 212 | 1992 | |
| 5,841,991 In an Interactive network board, a method and apparatus for storing a media access control address in a remotely alterable memory | 120 | 1992 | |
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| 5,821,596 Batch fabricated semiconductor micro-switch | 94 | 1997 | |
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