Patent ID: 8407380

Claim:
A remote operation system, comprising: a server; a client to which a first keyboard is connected, the first keyboard including a plurality of keys and a plurality of lighting portions each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of keys that light up depending on depression of a corresponding key; a keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switch connected to the server, the client and a second keyboard for operating the server, the second keyboard including a plurality of keys and a plurality of lighting portions each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of keys that light up depending on depression of a corresponding key; the KVM switch including: an acquisition portion that acquires a state of the second keyboard when the server is switched on; and the client including: a reception portion that receives a state of the first keyboard from the first keyboard, and the state of the second keyboard from the KVM switch; a determination portion that determines whether the state of the first keyboard is identical with the state of the second keyboard; a transmission portion that transmits command information which controls the state of the first keyboard to be identical with the state of the second keyboard when the state of the first keyboard is not identical with the state of the second keyboard; and a changing portion that selectively changes the command information to be transmitted to the first keyboard in accordance with at least one of a language type and a version of an operating system of the client; and the client sets the state of the first keyboard to be identical with a preset state, and transmits information which sets the state of the second keyboard identical with the preset state to the KVM switch at a time of start of remote operation.