Patent ID: 6243738
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for remotely accessing data acquisition (DAQ) devices in a DAQ system, the method comprising:a client application in a client computer making a call to access a DAQ device, wherein the DAQ device is located in or coupled to a server computer, wherein the server computer is coupled to the client computer through a network;client DAQ driver software executing in the client computer receiving the call to access the DAQ device after the client application making the call;the client DAQ driver software determining that the call to access the DAQ device is intended to access a remote DAQ device after the client DAQ driver software receives the call;packaging the call into one or more packets;transferring said one or more packets to the server computer, wherein said packaging and said transferring are performed in response to determining that the call is intended to access a remote DAQ device;the server computer receiving said one or more packets after said transferring;unpackaging said one or more packets to produce said call after the server computer receiving said one or more packets;providing said call to server DAQ driver software executing in the server computer after said unpackaging;the server DAQ driver software executing the call to perform a DAQ function using the DAQ device, wherein said performing said DAQ function generates result data;transferring said result data to the client computer after the server DAQ driver software executing the call; andthe client application in the client computer receiving the result data.