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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Vector Unlimited, Llc, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Thomas Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
William Scott Fuelling, Cordova, TN (US);
Jesse James Johns, Memphis, TN (US);
Daniel Paul Lapoint, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
VECTOR UNLIMITED, LLC, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G06F 11/263 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 41/0672 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); G06F 11/2635 (2013.01); H04L 12/2697 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); Y04S 40/166 (2013.01); Y04S 40/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for remotely monitoring devices and Internet connectivity on a computer network. The method uses and the system includes at least two units, i.e., a monitoring station, which is a client device local to the network being monitored, and a centralized server which receives status updates and configuration requests from the monitoring station.