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Remote console for observing multiple workstations

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#65Apple Remote Desktop

Applies to Claims 1,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19

Submitted by: Mel BeckmanLast updated: over 4 years ago

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Summary / Description

Summary / Description	Apple Remote Desktop first shipped in 2002. It incorporates many of the claims of this patent. In particular, it provides an overview of a plurality of workstations, and lets the overview operator click on an individual workstation to enlarge it or control it directly, overriding the local workstation operator.

Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Print Publication

Publication Title *	Apple Remote Desktop Technology Overview

Author	Apple Computer

ISBN

Page Range	25-27

Medium	Other printed publication

Publication Date *	March 31, 2002

URL	http://images.apple.com/remoted...

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The screen-sharing features of Apple Remote Desktop allow you to provide immediate help to remote users, saving time for both of you. Don’t want your admin tasks to be seen? No problem. Turn on the new Curtain Mode to block the local user’s view of their desktop. This is perfect when you’re updating a public display. You’ll have full control of the system, but your work will be hidden from view. Administrators running Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger can also use the Remote Desktop widget to observe and obtain access to the computers under their control. And if you need to move files or folders to a single computer, the new, easy-to-use Remote Drag-and-Drop copy function makes the job a snap. You can also copy and paste between local and remote systems — no extra steps necessary. Apple Remote Desktop 3 provides you with a Dashboard widget that gives you an instant, at-a-glance view of the remote computers in your network. It’s fully integrated with the Apple Remote Desktop administrative application, so a click on a particular computer will allow you to select and start working with any computer in the system.

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A remote viewing system, comprising: a plurality of local workstations, each providing screen update data; and

a remote console operable to receive the screen update data from the plurality of local workstations and display the screen update data for at least two of the local workstations on a display.

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Apple Remote Desktop provides a remote console that can receive screen updates from a plurality of local workstation, for multiple workstations at one time.

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A method for remotely interfacing with a plurality of local workstations, each providing screen update data, comprising: receiving the screen update data from each of the local workstations; and

displaying the screen update data for at least two of the local workstations on a display.

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Apple Remote Desktop can operate remotely using the VNC protocol to control any computer capable of running VNC.

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The method of Claim 10, further comprising displaying a plurality of frames on the display, each frame displaying the screen update data for one of the local workstations.

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Apple Remote Desktop incorporates just such frames.

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The method of Claim 11, further comprising controlling the operation of the local workstation associated with at least one of the frames.

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Apple Remote Desktop provides for controlling any workstation associated with a frame.

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The method of Claim 11, wherein displaying the plurality of frames on the display comprises displaying a selected frame of the plurality of frames having a size greater than the remaining frames of the plurality of frames.

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Apple Remote Desktop achieves this same result by the MacOSX operating system's built-in support for multiple monitors, virtual display space, and the Dashboard and Expose functions.

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The method of Claim 13, wherein the display comprises first and second display devices, and the method further comprises: displaying the selected frame on a first display device; and

displaying the remaining frames on the second display device.

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Apple Remote Desktop achieves this same result by the MacOSX operating system's built-in support for multiple monitors, virtual display space, and the Dashboard and Expose functions.

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The method of Claim 13, further comprising controlling the operation of the local workstation associated with the selected frame.

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Apple Remote Desktop provides for controlling local workstations associated with a selected frame.

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The method of Claim 13, wherein the screen update data from the local workstations associated with the remaining frames is reduced with respect to the screen update data from the local workstation associated with the selected frame.

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Apple Remote Desktop reduces the screen update data from the local workstations, as requested by the operator.

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The method of Claim 10, wherein the local workstations comprise medical imaging workstations.

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Any medical imaging workstation that can run the Virtual Network Computing open source software is compatible with Apple Remote Desktop.

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A system for remotely interfacing with a plurality of local workstations, each providing screen update data, comprising: means for receiving the screen update data from each of the local workstations; and

means for displaying the screen update data for at least two of the local workstations on a display.

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This appears to be a duplicate of [[Claim 10]], so the same relevance applies.

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