Patent ID: 8595324

Claim:
A device for permitting control of a target computer by a remote computer, wherein the device comprises a programmable KVM switch that includes a CPU and that is operatively connectable to the remote computer so as to receive remote computer mouse and keyboard signals and transmit video update data to the remote computer, the switch further being operatively connectable to the target computer so as to provide the remote computer keyboard and mouse signals as control inputs to the target computer and so as to receive a target computer video signal for generation of video update data, the switch including a virtual memory disk, the virtual memory disk comprising a memory space associated with the switch, the switch being programmed to permit a user of the remote computer to: mount the memory space to the remote computer, transfer data to the memory space, and unmount the memory space, the switch further being programmed to permit the user, by controlling the target computer through the remote computer, to mount the memory space to the target computer, transfer the data to the target computer, and unmount the memory space from the target computer.