Patent ID: 7519749

Claim:
A system for allowing control of a plurality of local computers from a remote computer, comprising: a first printed circuit board having at least one internal connector for connection to a KVM redirection module, wherein the at least one internal connector is configured to provide video signal data from a local computer of the plurality of local computers to a connected KVM redirection module; a housing that encloses the first printed circuit board and at least one internal connector comprising at least one opening corresponding to the at least one internal connector for receiving a KVM redirection module; a plurality of keyboard, video, and mouse input connectors electrically connected to the printed circuit board corresponding to the plurality of local computers, wherein the plurality of keyboard, video, and mouse input connectors are accessible externally from the housing; and a second printed circuit board comprising an interface connector connected to the at least one internal connector, wherein the interface connector is disposed at a first edge of the second printed circuit board and is configured to receive video signals from a local computer of the plurality of local computers through the at least one internal connector, a frame grabber that grabs screen frames from the video signals to create screen frame data, a network interface device having a network connector disposed at a second edge of the second printed circuit board opposite the first edge such that the network connector is externally accessible through the at least one opening in the housing, and at least one processing device configured to provide the screen frame data to the network interface device for distribution across a network.