Screen remote control #0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Remote control programs are a special category of communication applications.
They go beyond just connecting a computer with another computer to actually taking control of it.
By connecting through phone lines and modems or through LAN connections, these programs can put all the resources of one data processing system (e.g. a personal computer or a workstation), usually called the target, under the complete control of another data processing system (e.g. a personal computer or a workstation, connected with a LAN), usually called the controller.
The controller screen duplicates the target one.
The keyboard of the controller can enter characters directly on the target data processing system; the mouse of the controller can move the mouse pointer on the target screen.
The controller screen constantly receives data from the target data processing system screen.
Likewise, the keyboard of the controller sends data to the target data processing system every time a key is hit.
For all practical purposes, the controller user may as well be sitting in front of the target data processing system.
To be continued  #0042
- Anfossi, et al. Screen remote control. U.S.Patent 6,141,022. October 31, 2000.