KR100632433B1 - Client Computer Remote Control Method and Remote Control System of Computer Network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network, and more particularly, an administrator computer connected to a predetermined network can collectively control input / output devices of a plurality of client computers, and a plurality of applications. A client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network capable of minimizing the use of system resources of a client computer by executing a program on a server and providing the result to the plurality of clients.

The present invention provides a client computer of a computer network capable of terminalizing the client computer by executing a plurality of applications, each of which is executed on a plurality of client computers connected to a certain network, independently on a server and providing only the results to the client computer. It is an object to provide a remote control method and a remote control system.

Administrator Computer, Client Computer, Remote Control, Network

Description

REMOTE CONTROL METHOD OF CLIENT COMPUTER OF COMPUTER NETWORK AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE METHOD}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a computer network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a client computer control block diagram of a computer network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a memory map showing a database of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic model of an interface associated with a remote control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a remote control method of a computer network in one embodiment of the present invention

6 is a screen configuration diagram of executing various control commands in the administrator computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A illustrates monitoring of a client computer on a manager computer.

Fig. 6B illustrates sending a short message from an administrator computer to a client computer.

Fig. 6C is a diagram showing a blackboard function of an administrator computer.

Fig. 6D shows a chat function between the manager computer and the client computer.

Fig. 6E illustrates the function of the administrator computer to stop the client computer;

6F illustrates a function of the administrator computer to turn off the management computer;

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10 servers 20 databases

30 Administrator Computer 40,41,42 Client Computer

50 central control unit 51 memory

52,64 Bridge 53 Graphics Controller

54 Monitor 55 PCI Bus

60 Remote Control Unit 61 Floppy Disk Driver

62 Hard Disk Driver 63 CD-ROM Driver

65 ISA Bus 70 BIOS

71 keyboard 72 mouse

73 Input Interface 74 Audio Controller

The present invention relates to a client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network, and more particularly, an administrator computer connected to a predetermined network can collectively control input / output devices of a plurality of client computers. A client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network capable of minimizing the use of system resources of a client computer by executing an application program on a server and providing the result to the plurality of clients.

In general, a network is a physical connection of a plurality of computers, and divided into LAN (Local Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network) according to spatial distance. Therefore, it may be classified into a Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) network and a Systems Network Architecture (SNA) network. The network is installed and used in a computer room of a company, a public office, and a school, and the network may be connected to another network, and may include a sub network.

Computers connected to the network are used differently depending on various models, such as the Pentium (Intel Corporation) class, terminals, thin computers, personal computers, etc., depending on the clock speed of the central processing unit. In addition, the software running on the computer is limited to the performance of the server connected to the network and the performance of the computer. That is, some of the softwares require a lot of memory and fast execution speed.

Therefore, in order to use the specific software, the server or client computer connected to the network should be replaced with a computer having an improved clock speed.

However, the computers connected to the network as described above have more programs that cannot be used according to the development of software and hardware, and frequently require a server or computer to be replaced in a short period because of frequent failures and obsolescence due to excessive use of users. There is this.

In addition, it is not possible to efficiently control a plurality of client computers connected to a LAN configured for a certain education or a specific purpose, and it is impossible to operate an efficient network because it is impossible to monitor the use status of the plurality of client computers. have.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the present invention is to execute a plurality of applications, each running on a plurality of client computers connected to a certain network alone in the server to provide only the results to the client computer to the client It is an object of the present invention to provide a client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network capable of terminalizing a computer.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to control the input and output devices of a plurality of client computers connected to a LAN configured for a specific purpose to prevent the use of unreasonable computers and to monitor and control the usage status of each client computer to operate an efficient network To provide a client computer remote control method and a remote control system of a computer network.

Client computer remote control method of a computer network according to the present invention, a plurality of client computers, at least one manager computer connected to the network connecting the client computer, hardware information and user information about the client computer and the manager computer A remote control method for remotely controlling a plurality of client computers from a manager computer in a computer network including a server in which a pre-stored database and a plurality of application programs are installed, wherein when any computer connected to the network is booted, Detects this in the computer and confirms the MAC address registered in advance through the hardware information stored in the database to determine whether the booted computer is a client computer, and the booted computer If the computer is a client computer, the client computer control step of transferring the control authority of the input / output device connected to the client computer from the server in the system booting step; if the computer identified through the MAC address is the administrator computer, the transferred client A client computer control authority assignment step of allocating the control authority of the input / output device of the computer to the administrator computer; a monitoring step of transmitting information on the usage state of the client computer connected to the network to the administrator computer at regular intervals; And transmitting a data stored in the database according to a control command of a computer or driving an application program installed in the server, and transmitting the result to the client computer in packet units. The.

In addition, in the client computer remote control method of a computer network according to the present invention, the computer identification step of the network further includes a user identification step of receiving a user identification word and a password and confirming whether or not match the user information stored in the database. Characterized in that.

In addition, in the client computer remote control method of a computer network according to the present invention, the control authority of the input / output device connected to the client computer includes the input / output signal hooking control right of the keyboard and the input / output signal hooking control right of the mouse. It is characterized by including.

In addition, in the method for remotely controlling a client computer of a computer network according to the present invention, the information regarding the use state of the monitoring step may be display information of the client computer.

In addition, the client computer remote control method of a computer network according to the present invention is characterized in that the data transmission step, the administrator computer outputs a signal to cut off the power of the client computer.

On the other hand, a client computer remote control system of a computer network according to the present invention includes a plurality of client computers, at least one manager computer connected to a network connecting the client computers, hardware information and user information about the client computer and the manager computer. A remote control system of a plurality of client computers connected to a network including a database having a pre-stored database and a plurality of application programs, the server comprising: a network monitoring unit determining whether the client computer is connected, and the network monitoring unit; A control right setting unit for applying control information of a client computer previously stored in the database to an administrator computer when a client access signal is input from the unit; and a specific application program installed in a server by the client computer. When the RAM is requested to run, it includes the application control unit for recognizing this to run the application and display the result on the client computer, the client computer, when booting the input signal of the input and output device connected And a remote control unit provided to the control right setting unit of the server, wherein the manager computer receives an input signal of an input / output device connected to the client computer from the control right setting unit of the server when booted. do.

Hereinafter, a remote control method of a computer network and a computer network system using the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a computer network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a computer network system according to the present invention includes a plurality of client computers 40, 41, and 42, at least one manager computer 30, and the client computer 40 connected to a predetermined network. And a server 10 having a database 20 previously storing hardware and control information of the administrator computer 30, that is, at least information of a MAC (Media Access Control) address. . The network supports protocols such as TCP / IP and UDP, but is not limited thereto.

The server 10 includes a network monitoring unit 12 that determines whether the client computers 40, 41, and 42 are connected, and the database 20 when a client connection signal is input from the network monitoring unit 12. A control right setting unit 13 for applying the control information of the client computers 40, 41, and 42 stored in advance to the manager computer 30, and the specific installed in the server 10 in the client computers 40, 41, and 42. When the application program (not shown) is requested to be executed, the application program controller 11 recognizes this, executes the corresponding application program, and displays the result on the client computers 40, 41, and 42.

2 is a control block diagram of a client computer on a computer network according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a memory map showing a database of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. A schematic model of the interface associated with a remote control unit according to an example.

The client computers 40, 41, and 42 are the same as those of a normal personal computer system, and are preferably equipped with an operating system of Microsoft Windows 9x or Windows 2K and Windows XP. In addition, the hard disk driver 62, the floppy disk driver 61, the CD-ROM driver 63 as the data storage device, the keyboard 71, the mouse 72 as the data input device, and the monitor 54 as the data output device. ). In addition, the data of the data storage device is transmitted through the PCI bus 55 and the bridge 64, the data input device inputs and outputs a control signal to the ISA bus through the input device interface 73, the data output device Data is output through the graphic controller 53. In addition, each device is driven by receiving a control signal from the central control unit 50, and each input / output device 54, 71, 72 is driven while being recognized and initialized by a basic input / output system (BIOS) 70 in advance. In addition, the execution of various application programs stored in the data storage devices 61, 62, and 63 includes a memory 51 for quickly transmitting data to the central control unit 50 and a bridge 52 for transmitting control signals of each device. Is connected through. Here, since the operation of the respective devices and the control of the central control unit 50 is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The data storage devices 61, 62, 63, the keyboard 71, the mouse 72, and the graphic controller 53, which are data input devices, bypass the control signal or monitor the output signal. 60). The remote control unit 60 may be executed as a shell (SHELL) program 410 at the time of booting Microsoft Corporation, but is not limited thereto. That is, the remote control unit 60 assigns the address to each of the input / output devices 54, 71, 72 after the program of the BIOS 70 is executed in the process of booting the computer system. Bypassing or outputting an external input signal to the address of the input / output devices 54, 71, 72 may be performed. In other words, the client computers 40, 41, 42 bypass the input signals of the input / output devices 54, 71, 72, and the manager computer 30 input / output connected to the client computers 40, 41, 42. The input signal of the device is generated and output.

The server 10 also stores hardware and control information of the plurality of client computers 40, 41, and 42 and hardware and control information of the manager computer 30. In the present embodiment, the Microsoft Windows operating system is described as an example, but is not limited thereto. The information of the client computer (40, 41, 42) can be set to the network address of the MAC address information, the use status information, the activation state of the storage medium as a data storage device, and the remote control unit 60 to the control state The control mode password, the execution program setting status which is a list of programs that can be executed, whether or not the explorer function, the authentication key which is a user identification word and a password, the administrator IP which manages the client computer, the server IP, At least mode selection information indicating a setting state of the server, wherein the information of the manager computer 30 includes a server connection state of whether or not the server 10 is connected, the status of a client computer that is currently connected, and a client computer connected thereto. Whether or not to receive and send a text packet to and from the text message, a viewing state of the connected client computer, and the connected client. Whether the keyboard of the remote computer is activated, whether the mouse is activated and the storage device, the floppy disk driver 61, the CD ROM driver 63, the connection state with the database 20, and the system state of the connected client computer. It includes at least information of the system control to be monitored.

Accordingly, the manager computer 30 may monitor the state of the client computers 40, 41, and 42 connected to the network at regular intervals, and is connected through the remote control unit 60 in each client computer. I / O can be controlled.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a remote control method of a computer network according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a screen configuration diagram of executing various control commands in an administrator computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the operation of the present invention, first, when any computer (40, 41, 42) is booted to the network according to an embodiment of the present invention, the network monitoring unit 12 of the server 10 is the computer After the BIOS of (40, 41, 42) is executed, it is checked whether the client computer or the manager computer is checked by checking the MAC address registered in advance through the database 20.

If the computer identified through the MAC address is the client computer 40, 41, 42, the control right setting unit 13 of the server 10 may perform a system booting operation of the client computer 40, 41, 42. The control right of the input / output devices 54, 71, 72 is transferred through the remote control unit 60. Thereafter, the states of the client computers 40, 41, and 42 are set by the memory map stored in the database 20 of the server 10. That is, the control right is set to the set mode.

If the computer identified through the MAC address is the manager computer 30, the control right setting unit 13 of the server 10 controls the input / output device control rights 54 of the transferred client computers 40, 41, and 42. , 71, 72 are assigned to the administrator computer 30.

Thereafter, the client computer 40, 41, 42 executes various control commands of the manager computer 30 through the remote control unit 60 according to the set state. In this case, the use status of the client computers 40, 41 and 42 connected to the network is transmitted to the manager computer 30 at regular intervals to monitor the connected client computers 40, 41 and 42. In response to a request of (40, 41, 42), the application program control unit 11 of the server 10 drives a data packet or an installed application program and transmits the result or the data packet to the client computer (40, 41, 42). It controls the client computers 40, 41 and 42 connected by transmission.

In addition, the client computers 40, 41, 42 and the administrator computer 30 can be set according to the user's identification word (ID) and password (Password). In other words, a specific computer can be set as an administrator computer according to the user's identification word and password. In this case, the MAC address is a physical address, which allows all computers other than the administrator computer to be set as client computers.

That is, the network monitoring unit 12 of the server 10 continues to perform the authentication process of the user connected through the network, and notifies the control authority setting unit 13 when the administrator connects, and the client computer (40, 41, The control right of 42 and the control information previously stored in the database 20 are applied to the manager computer 30. Each computer (30, 40, 41, 42) is classified into an administrator and a client computer according to the user's rating, the shell program 410 to be executed after the booting of the operating system is divided into the administrator mode and the client mode by the rating Is executed.

In addition, controlling the client computers 40, 41, and 42 from the manager computer 30 may include a monitoring function of the client computer, a message transfer function between the manager computer and the client computer, a whiteboard function, and an attention function as shown in FIG. Power control function. Hereinafter, the above functions will be described in detail, and the technical implementation method thereof will be omitted since it is already known.

First, FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating monitoring of a client computer in another manager computer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein a user of the manager computer 30 may select one or a plurality of client computers 40, 41, and 42. When the control signal for monitoring is designated and output, the remote control unit 60 of the client computer 40, 41, 42 outputs the capture signal to the graphic controller 53, and the client computer 40, 41, 42 The graphic signal currently being displayed on the monitor 54 is captured and applied to the remote control unit 60, and the remote control unit 60 transmits the captured graphic signal to the manager computer 30 so that the manager computer ( 30, it is possible to monitor the current operation of the client computer (40, 41, 42).

Figure 6b is a diagram showing the transmission of a short message from the manager computer to the client computer in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, either the computer of the manager computer 30 or the client computer (40, 41, 42) or When the short message transmission function is selected by a plurality of computers 40, 41 and 42, a message input window is displayed. When a user inputs and transmits a message using the input devices 71 and 72, the corresponding computer 40, 41 is displayed. In (42), a text packet corresponding to the short message is received and displayed on the output device 54.

FIG. 6C illustrates a whiteboard function of a manager computer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The manager board 30 selects one or a plurality of client computers 40, 41, and 42 to perform a whiteboard function. If the user selects, the manager computer 30 generates an input window for inputting text and drawing easily, and inputs and transmits text information and picture information to be transmitted to the input window. The text information and the picture information transmitted by the manager computer 30 are displayed on the output device 54 of 42.

FIG. 6D illustrates a chat function between a manager computer and a client computer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which one or more client computers 40, 41, and 42 are selected from the manager computer 30. FIG. When the chat function is selected, a corresponding chat window is formed on the manager computer 30, and a chat window corresponding to the chat window is displayed on any one or a plurality of selected client computers 40, 41, and 42. It is possible to chat between multiple client computers 40, 41, 42, including. The chat function can be started only by the manager computer 30, and the manager computer 30 opens the chat room to allow the specific client computers 40, 41, and 42 to access the chat room.

6E illustrates a scene in which a manager computer stops a computer to be managed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. When the manager selects the attention function in the manager computer 30 as a function for attracting the clients, the client computer The control signal for the attention function is output to the remote control unit 60 of the 40, 41, 42, and the remote control unit 60 of the client computer 40, 41, 42 inputs the control signal. A hooking signal is output to the keyboard 71 and the mouse 72, and the keyboard and mouse input or operation of the client computer 40, 41, 42 is stopped.

FIG. 6F is a diagram illustrating a function of powering off a client computer by an administrator computer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

When the administrator computer 30 selects one or more client computers 40, 41, 42 and selects forced termination, the forced termination is performed on the remote control unit 60 of the client computer 40, 41, 42. Outputs a control signal for the remote control unit 60 and outputs an off signal to the power supply 66 by inputting a control signal, and the administrator computer 30 collectively outputs a specific client computer or a plurality of client computers. Can be turned off.

As described above, the administrator computer 30 enables the pause and power-off control of the client computers 40, 41, and 42 together with the bidirectional communication function using text and graphics to the client computers 40, 41, and 42. To perform powerful control functions.

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of application programs executed on a plurality of client computers connected to a predetermined network can be controlled to be executed on a server, and the results are provided to the client computer to maximize the system resources of the client computer. Make it available. In addition, by collectively controlling the client computer to terminalize each client computer to efficiently utilize each client computer on the network configured for a specific purpose, it is possible to easily achieve the purpose of configuring the network.                     

An embodiment of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

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A plurality of client computers, at least one manager computer connected to a network connecting the client computers, a database on which hardware information and user information of the client computer and the manager computer are stored, and a server in which a plurality of application programs are installed. In a computer network, the remote control method for remotely controlling the plurality of client computers from the manager computer, When any computer connected to the network is booted, the server detects this and checks the MAC address registered in advance through hardware information stored in the database to confirm whether the booted computer is a client computer. Steps, If the booted computer is a client computer, the client computer control step of receiving the control authority of the input and output device connected to the client computer from the server in the system booting step; A client computer control authority granting step of allocating an input / output device control authority of the transferred client computer to the administrator computer if the computer identified through the MAC address is the administrator computer; A monitoring step of transmitting information on a use state of a client computer connected to the network to the manager computer at regular intervals; A data transmission step of transmitting data stored in the database according to a control command of the administrator computer or driving an application program installed in the server and transmitting the result to the client computer in packet units. Remote control of client computers. The method of claim 1, The computer verification step of the network, the client computer remote control method for a computer network, characterized in that it further comprises a user identification step of receiving a user identification word and a password and confirms whether it matches the user information stored in the database. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, The control authority of the input / output device connected to the client computer includes an input / output signal hooking control right of the keyboard and an input / output signal hooking control right of the mouse. The method of claim 3, The information regarding the use state of the monitoring step is a client computer remote control method of a computer network, characterized in that the display information of the client computer. The method of claim 4, wherein The data transmission step, client computer remote control method of a computer network, characterized in that for outputting a signal for shutting off the power of the client computer from the administrator computer. A plurality of client computers, at least one manager computer connected to a network connecting the client computers, a database in which hardware information and user information about the client computer and the manager computer are prestored, and a server in which a plurality of application programs are installed. In the remote control system of a plurality of client computers connected to the network, The server may include a network monitoring unit determining whether the client computer is connected, a control right setting unit for applying control information of a client computer stored in the database to a manager computer when a client connection signal is input from the network monitoring unit; When the client computer requests the execution of a specific application installed in the server, the application control unit for recognizing this and running the application, and displays the result on the client computer, The client computer includes a remote control unit which provides an input signal of an input / output device connected when booted to a control right setting unit of the server, And the administrator computer receives an input signal of an input / output device connected to the client computer from a control right setting unit of the server when booted.

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