Patent ID: 7818486
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system for transmitting USB traffic between one or a plurality of host computers and one or a plurality of USB peripheral devices, wherein said one or a plurality of host computers and said one or a plurality of USB peripheral devices are connected one to the other by a data communications network, said computer system comprising: a. one or a plurality of host computers for generating and accepting USB traffic; b. one or a plurality of USB peripheral devices capable of responding to USB traffic initiated by said one or a plurality of host computers; c. one or a plurality of network connections between said one or a plurality of host computers and said data communications network; d. a USB reflector unit capable of reflecting USB traffic received from said one or a plurality of host computers back to said one or a plurality of host computers; e. one or a plurality of USB distributor units, connected to said data communications network and utilized for connecting said one or a plurality of USB peripheral devices to said data communications network; f. a USB reflector driver in said one or a plurality of host computers for communicating with said USB reflector unit; and g. a USB reflector application for connecting said USB reflector driver with said data communications network.