Patent application EP20168746A (EP), filed 2020-04-08
Publication number: EP3734440A1
Title: REMOTE SERVER, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD
Abstract: A remote server, a remote control system and a remote control method are provided. The remote server includes a connector and a processor. The connector is connected to a KVM switch. The KVM switch is connected to at least two machines. The connector receives a plurality of screen images of the machines through the KVM switch, wherein the screen images are respectively captured at the machines. The processor generates a plurality of control instructions according to the screen images, respectively. The control instructions are transmitted from the connector to the machines through the KVM switch, respectively.
IPC codes: G06F   3/    14            A I
G06F  40/   103            A I
G09G   5/    00            A I
H04N   1/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A remote server (100), wherein the remote server (100) comprises:
number: 2
text: The remote server according to claim 1, wherein a display is connected to the remote server; when the machines transmit the screen images to the remote server, the display maintains an original display content or remains in a turned off state.
number: 3
text: The remote server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor further transmits a plurality of image request instructions from the connector to the machines through the KVM switch, respectively, such that the machines respectively capture the screen images according to the image request instructions.
number: 4
text: The remote server according to anyone of the claims 1 to 3, wherein the processor sets a screenshot time point of each of the image request instructions according to each of the screen images.
number: 5
text: The remote server according to anyone of the claims 1 to 4, wherein the screen images are transmitted to the remote server by time-division multiplexing.
number: 6
text: The remote server according to anyone of the claims 1 to 5, wherein the remote server corresponds to the screen images to the machines according to a plurality of connection port identifiers of the KVM switch.
number: 7
text: The remote server according to anyone of the claims 1 to 6, wherein the control instructions are transmitted to the machines by time-division multiplexing.
number: 8
text: A remote control method, wherein the remote control method comprises:
number: 9
text: The remote control method according to claim 8, wherein when the machines transmit the screen images to the remote server, a display of the remote server maintains an original display content or the display of the remote server remains in a turned off state.
number: 10
text: The remote control method according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising:
transmitting a plurality of image request instructions from the connector to the machines through the KVM switch, respectively, such that the machines respectively capture the screen images according to the image request instructions.
number: 11
text: The remote control method according to anyone of the claims 8 to 10, further comprising:
the remote server setting a screenshot time point of each of the image request instructions according to each of the screen images.
number: 12
text: The remote control method according to anyone of the claims 8 to 11, wherein each of the screen images is a screenshot of a screen of each of the machines.
number: 13
text: The remote control method according to anyone of the claims 8 to 12, wherein the screen images are transmitted to the remote server by time-division multiplexing.
number: 14
text: The remote control method according to anyone of the claims 8 to 13, wherein the remote server corresponds to the screen images to the machines according to a plurality of connection port identifiers of the KVM switch.
number: 15
text: The remote control method according to anyone of the claims 8 to 14, wherein the control instructions are transmitted to the machines by time-division multiplexing.
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-11-04
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2010245388A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP3232326A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP1821483A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2010274936A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US7822901B2
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP3232326
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: EP1821483
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2010274936
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US7822901
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2020-11-04)