Communications management

摘要

Systems and methods for managing communication between a server and peripheral devices associated with at least one client deployed with an airport environment so that a virtualized application running on the server can be connected with at least one of the peripheral devices. A communications link is established between the server and the client associated with the peripheral devices and the application is directed to one of the peripheral devices via a virtual channel established between a server peripheral manager simulator component and a client peripheral manager simulator component and passing through the communications link. The client peripheral manager simulator is associated with a peripheral manager in the client which controls the peripheral devices.

主权项

1. A system for remotely operating a printer, a scanner, or a reader comprising:
a server comprising a first virtualisation platform for virtualising at least one application comprising a print emulator, a scan emulator, or a read emulator; a client configured to connect to the server via a communications link and comprising a second virtualisation platform for interacting with the first virtualisation platform, wherein the client is associated with the printer, the scanner, or the reader; a peripheral manager associated with the client and including a device driver configured to control the printer, the scanner, or the reader; and a simulator configured to simulate the peripheral manager including the device driver on the first virtualisation platform and establish a virtual channel through which communication is enabled between the at least one application and the printer, the scanner, or the reader by a common use passenger processing system.