Patent ID: 9282102
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A front-end interface for a device having a single network interface connection for outputting status information and for receiving commands, the device having no other communications interfaces for receiving commands, comprising: a first server for coupling to the network interface connection of the device via a dedicated communications link and having an output, the first server configured to receive status information from the device and forward the status information on the output; a one-way data link having an input coupled to the output of the first server and an output, the one-way data link configured to allow information to pass from the input to the output and to prevent any signal from passing from the output to the input; a second server having an input coupled to the output of the one-way data link and a network interface for coupling to a network, the second server configured to receive the status information from the device forwarded from the first server via the one-way data link, the second server further configured to output the status information to a user via the network interface based upon a user request received via the network interface for the status information from the device; and wherein the second server is coupled to the first server only via the one-way data link such that no commands pass from the network to the device.