Richard H Drohan

US Patent:

20050180337, Aug 18, 2005

Filed:

Jan 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/039158

Inventors:

Steven Roemerman - Highland Village TX, US
Richard Drohan - Westborough MA, US

International Classification:

H04L012/66

US Classification:

370252000

Abstract:

A monitoring and reporting system for use with an embedded computer of a hosted system and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the monitoring and reporting system includes a device driver configured to monitor a status of a user subsystem of the embedded computer and generate a status signal therefrom. The monitoring and reporting system also includes a modem configured to send a short message to an external device as a function of the status signal. The modem employs a low amount of overhead to send the short message expeditiously.