Patent ID: 8074001

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a selection portion that selects any one of a first setting that enables data on a hot key from a keyboard for a server, a second setting that enables the data on the hot key from the keyboard for a KVM switch, and a third setting that disables the data on the hot key from the keyboard for both of the KVM switch and the server, the information processing apparatus being connected to the server via the KVM switch, and connected to the keyboard; and a transmission portion that transmits the data on the hot key and a flag indicative of the first setting to the server via the KVM switch when the first setting is selected, transmits the data on the hot key and a flag indicative of the second setting to the KVM switch when the second setting is selected, and fails to transmit the data on the hot key to the KVM switch and the server when the third setting is selected.