Patent ID: 6460109
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a display adapter operable to output a display signal; an input adapter operable to receive a keyboard signal and a pointing device signal; a display device operable to receive a display signal; a keyboard operable to output a keyboard signal; a pointing device operable to output a pointing device signal; a display switching circuit connected to the display signal and connectable to an external display signal, operable to select between the display signal and the external display signal and output the selected signal to the display device or to an external display device; a keyboard switching circuit connected to the keyboard signal and connectable to an external keyboard signal, operable to select between the keyboard signal and the external keyboard signal and output the selected signal to the input adapter or to an external computer system; and a pointing device switching circuit connected to the pointing device signal and connectable to an external pointing device signal, operable to select between the pointing device signal and the pointing device keyboard signal and output the selected signal to the input adapter or to an external computer system.