Patent ID: 7577255

Claim:
A method in a system, for securing communication between a wireless input device (WID) and a proxy server, for wirelessly administering at least one managed computer via said proxy server, said proxy server being trusted by said at least one managed computer, said proxy server having access to an encrypted service database for storing information respecting said WID and information respecting at least one user of said WID, said wireless device being constructed and adapted to create and transmit an encoded message, said message including at least one command for at least one managed computer, wherein said at least one command corresponds to and is distinct from one or more operating system (OS) commands for said at least one managed computer, said proxy server constructed and adapted to receive and decode said message, to authenticate said wireless device and to authorize said commands, and to send said one or more OS commands from said proxy server to at least one managed computer, the method comprising: encoding commands for the purpose of preparing an administrative message for transmission between said wireless input device and said at least one managed computer, via said proxy server, wherein said step of encoding comprises the steps of: mapping at least one command to an identifier comprising a first symbol, mapping at least one parameter to each said first symbol, mapping at least one value to each said parameter, creating a first symbol-second symbol combination by appending a second symbol to said first symbol for the purpose of defining whether the transmission of said first symbol-second symbol combination is a request for or a confirmation of compliance, defining a sequence according to which said first symbol-second symbol combination will be positioned within said message relative to said value of each said parameter, and assembling said message using said first symbol to represent at least one command recognized by said managed computer, and arranging said first symbol-second symbol combination together with said value of each said parameter in accordance with said sequence.