Patent ID: 8516171
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices by bi-directionally communicating information between at least one user workstation and at least two of the plurality of remote devices through respective remote interface modules, wherein said respective remote interface modules communicate via a common communications network with said at least one user workstation, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a first plurality of signals comprising at least a first, a second and a third signal at one of the respective remote interface modules from its respective remote device; converting said signals received at said one remote interface module into a format suitable for transmission via the common communications network; transmitting said converted signals from said one remote interface module to said user workstation via the common communications network; converting said transmitted first plurality of signals into a format suitable for use at said user workstation; and receiving a second plurality of signals transmitted by said user workstation at each of said respective remote interface modules, the second plurality of signals including signals provided to said user workstation by a USB device in communication with said user workstation and received by said respective remote interface modules for simultaneous application of a bulk operation to said at least two remote devices by said respective remote interface modules.