Patent ID: 6748430
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An improved real-time system for observing and evaluating a monitored host system's current and past system hardware screens, operating system screens and application screens destined for a human operator which facilitates the scrollable observation of past and current messages comprising:a master monitoring system central processing unit; a monitored host system central processing unit communicably attached to said master monitoring system via a cable, wherein said monitored system generates a plurality of system hardware screens pertaining to control and configuration of hardware, operating system screens, and application screens; a data communications card in communication with said cable and said master monitoring system central processing unit; a visual display computer output device communicably attached to said master monitoring system central processing unit; a computer input device communicably attached to said master monitoring system central processing unit; a memory within said master monitoring system central processing unit to store each said system hardware screen operating system screen and updates to such screens whenever such screens and updates are presented to said master monitoring system central processing unit; and first software executed from a computer readable memory accessible to said master monitoring system central processing unit, said first software accesses said screens and said updates in reverse order from transmitted order.