Patent ID: 6170019
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A device for operating an apparatus, comprising: a server that is configured for sending data to a connectable browser and receiving data therefrom, a monitoring module, means for communicating between said server and said monitoring module, a plurality of control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs, and means for communicating between said control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs and one of said server and said monitoring module, wherein said device is configured for starting a user session by a user authentication procedure, and wherein said device is configured for starting and running more than one of said plurality of control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs in parallel or quasi-parallel during said user session, and wherein said monitoring module is configured for storing and continuously updating a directory of the control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs that are respectively active in the current user session, wherein said monitoring module is further configured for interactively communicating input data to at least one of said plurality of control, maintenance and, or monitoring programs or interactively aborting at least one of said plurality of control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs during said user session as a reaction to a corresponding input data or abort message received from said server.