Patent ID: 8683024
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G09G,G16H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A Keyboard, Video, Mouse (“KVM”) system with improved video digitization and image correction, said KVM system comprising: a remote management unit; a plurality of workstations each containing at least a keyboard or cursor control device, wherein the plurality of workstations are coupled to the remote management unit via a first communications medium, a plurality of remote networking devices coupled to the remote management unit via a second communications medium; wherein the remote management unit includes: a Liquid Crystal Display (“LCD”) controller comprising an analog-to-digital (“A/D”) converter, the LCD controller for converting analog video signals received from at least one of the remote networking devices to image-correction processed digital video signals, a video processor circuit for compressing said image-correction processed digital video signals, a packetizer for packetizing the compressed, image-correction processed digital video signals, and modules for processing and bidirectionally communicating over the first communications medium keyboard and cursor control signals to and from the plurality of workstations and for transmitting the packetized, compressed, image-correction processed digital signals to the plurality of workstations via the first communication medium, and wherein all keyboard and cursor control device signals bidirectionally pass through the LCD controller unprocessed.