Patent ID: 8527678

Claim:
A computer management system comprising: a workstation including a keyboard, a video monitor, a cursor control device, and an audio device, said workstation being coupled to a user interface; a plurality of computers each coupled to one of a plurality of computer interfaces; and a management unit comprising a switching system with circuitry for transmitting keyboard, cursor control device, audio, and auxiliary peripheral device signals from said workstation to one of said remote computers via said coupled computer interface, said switching system further comprising circuitry for transmitting keyboard, video, cursor control device, and auxiliary peripheral device signals from said one of said remote computers to said workstation via said user interface; a plurality of eight-conductor cables for coupling at least one of said computer interfaces and said user interface to said management unit, wherein said user interface receives user keyboard signals, user mouse signals, and user audio signals from said user keyboard, said user mouse, and said user audio device, respectively, wherein said user interface transmits said user keyboard signals, said user mouse signals, and said user audio signals via a first of said eight-conductor cables to said management unit, wherein said management unit is configured to receive said computer keyboard signals, said computer mouse signals, and said computer audio signals via said first eight-conductor cable in data packets each including an audio signal data section, a keyboard and mouse signal data section and an auxiliary device signal data section, and wherein said first eight-conductor cable comprises a first, second, and third twisted pair of wires that transmit red, green, and blue components of said computer video signals, respectively, and further comprises a fourth twisted pair of wire that transmits said data packets.