Patent ID: 7321943
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A switch to communicate keyboard and video signals between a first remote target computer and a controlling user interface, comprising: a target controller housing and (1) a plurality of target computer physical interfaces associated with the housing for coupling keyboard and video signals to or from the remote target computer via associated target computer interfaces and (2) a network physical interface associated with the housing for communication with a packet-based network; a target controller within the target controller housing to translate keyboard and video signals between at least one of the target computer physical interfaces and the network physical interface; and a target controller communication device for communicating the keyboard and video signals using a packet-based communication protocol on the network physical interface wherein the controlling user interface operates to control the first remote target computer via a communication path including, in sequence, the network physical interface utilizing the packet-based communication protocol, the target controller, at least one of the target computer physical interfaces utilizing a computer peripheral protocol understood by the controlling user interface and different from the packet-based communication protocol, and the controlling user interface.