Appeal No. 2000-0377
Application 08/777,841
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to systems and a method for displaying
images indicative of the appearance of electronic circuits
located at a remote site.
Claims 1 and 6 are reproduced below.
1. For a collection of electronic circuits located at
a site, at least some of which bear visual signal
indicators, the improvement comprising:
a) a data storage facility, located at the site, which
stores image-data indicative of a view of each
individual electronic circuit;
b) controller means for
i) examining a group of the electronic circuits
and identifying the type of each electronic
circuit within the group;
ii) transmitting data indicating the types within
the group to a remote location; and
iii) if a system at the remote location requests
image-data corresponding to specific types,
transmitting said image-data to the remote
location.
6. A system, comprising:
a) a workstation; and
b) means for obtaining, from a remote location, data
which enables the workstation to produce a visual image
indicative of
i) physical appearance of electronic circuitry
located at the remote location; and
ii) visual signals currently displayed by the
electronic circuitry, said visual signals
including two or more of the following:
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