Patent ID: 6895588
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for providing remote access to a peripheral device located on a desktop unit domain, said system comprising: a network; at least one driver service at said server domain, said at least one driver service requesting said peripheral device; a remote bus proxy at said server domain, said remote bus proxy communicating with said peripheral device; a remote device driver at said desktop unit and locally coupled to said peripheral device, said remote device driver configured to track said peripheral device being associated with said at least one driver service; and a device manager at said server domain, said device manager controlling communications over said network between said at least one driver service at said server domain and said remote device driver at said desktop unit domain; wherein said device manager is further adapted to approve requests to read or send data to said peripheral device via said remote device driver and to control accessibility to said peripheral device via said remote device driver.