Patent ID: 7010594
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the remote monitoring and control of a computing component using wireless technology, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor operably coupled to a first transceiver and a LAN transceiver; at least one memory operably coupled to the processor; a communications interface operably coupled with the processor and the memory; the communications interface operable to receive information from and transmit information to a computing component; at least one environmental sensor operably coupled to the processor; the environmental sensor operable to measure at least one environmental characteristic of a computing component; at least one intelligent management and control transceiver operably coupled to the processor and the memory; the intelligent management and control transceiver operable to transmit information to and receive information using radio frequency in the range of 800 MHz to 2.4 GHz; at least one program of instructions storable in the memory and executable by the processor; and the program of instructions operable to monitor at least one characteristic of the computing component and to control at least one function of the computing component by using the intelligent management and control transceiver to increase availability and minimize downtime of computing resources through real-time notification of an occurrence of a monitored event.