Patent ID: 8176155
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A remote management system for managing remote serial devices each having a serial interface, remote servers each having keyboard, video, and mouse (“KVM”) interfaces, and remote power supplies each having a power supply interface, comprising: a computer workstation including a keyboard, a cursor control device and video display; a remote management unit coupled to said computer workstation and containing at least one KVM interface for connecting to the KVM interface of at least one of said remote servers, a serial interface for directly connecting to the serial interface of at least one of said remote serial devices, a power port for connecting to the power supply interface of at least one of said remote power supplies, and at least one option menu circuit; and communication means for providing bi-directional communication between said remote management unit and said computer workstation, wherein said remote management unit is configured to selectively provide communications between said computer workstation and said at least one remote server, said at least one remote serial device and said at least one remote power supply, and wherein said at least one option menu circuit is configured to generate a multi-window option menu for display on said video display, said multi-window option menu including at least a device window for selecting said at least one remote server and said at least one remote serial device, a remote server window for controlling said at least one selected remote server, a power control window for selecting and controlling said at least one remote power supply, and a remote serial device window for controlling said at least one selected remote serial device.