Patent ID: 7178228

Claim:
A method of operating a workstation containing a system unit housing a processor and a physically separate display monitor containing a display screen, said display monitor being coupled to said system unit with a display monitor data cable, said method comprising the steps of: disconnecting said display monitor data cable; engaging a latching mechanism to at least one of the set consisting of the system unit, the display monitor, and the display monitor data cable, wherein said latching mechanism prevents re-connection of said display monitor data cable; and thereafter operating said workstation from a remote location under the control of a remote digital device at said remote location using a remote workstation control software application, said remote workstation control software application causing display screen output transmitted to a user at said remote digital device to be simultaneously transmitted to said display monitor, wherein said steps of disconnecting said display monitor data cable and engaging said latching mechanism prevent display of said display screen output on said display monitor.