Patent ID: 9479592
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: establishing a secure communication link through a network between a network input/output device of a computing device and a remote management application; providing a profile to the remote management application, the profile including one or more management functions that the remote management application may implement at the computing device; receiving, at the network input/output device, one or more commands from the remote management application via the secure communication link; implementing, at a processor circuit incorporated into the network input/output device, one or more management functions based on the received one or more commands, the one or more management functions to enable the remote management application to manage or control one or more operating parameters of the computing device; and functioning as a network interface card (NIC) to enable a processor of the computing device coupled to the network input/output device to exchange data with another computing device through the network.