Patent ID: 9665525
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09G,H04N

Claim:
1. A Multi-Host Docking Device comprising: at least one user peripheral interface to interface with user keyboard and user pointing device; at least one Host Emulator connected to said at least one user peripheral interface to emulate computer host stack so as to interact with said user keyboard and user pointing device; at least one first Device Emulator and at least one second Device Emulator to emulate a keyboard and a mouse; at least one multiplexer to switch signals from said at least one Host Emulator to said at least one first Device Emulator and at least a second Device Emulator; at least one first host interface and at least a second host interface to connect at least one first host computer and at least one second host computer, respectively, wherein said at least one first host interface and at least one second host interface are capable of interfacing said at least one first Device Emulator and at least one second Device Emulator with said at least one first host computer and said at least one second host computer, respectively, and wherein said at least one first host interface and at least one second host interface are capable of receiving display data from said at least one first host computer and said at least one second host computer, respectively; at least one video multiplexer to multiplex display data of said at least one first host computer and said at least one second host computer to at least one display output; a selector to enable user selection between one of said at least one first host computer and said at least one second host computer; and an Arbiter, comprising a memory to enable temporary data storage, said Arbiter being connected to said at least one first Device Emulator and to said at least one second Device Emulators, said Arbiter being configured to enable clipboard and file data transfer between said at least one first host computer and at least one second host computers, by: