Patent ID: 8520014

Claim:
An information handling system comprising: a host processing system, including a first display; a host processor configured to output a first video signal; and a video multiplexer configured to receive the first video signal and to selectably output the first video signal to the display; and a remote processing module integrated within a housing configured to house the host processor and the video multiplexer, wherein the remote processing module is configured to be inserted into the information handling system, and coupled to the host processing system, the remote processing module including: a remote processor configured to output a second video signal; an interface between the host processing system and the remote processing module, the interface including a video output channel configured to provide the second video signal to the video multiplexer, wherein the video multiplexer is further configured to receive the second video signal and to selectably output the second video signal to the display during a reduced operating state of the host processing system and wherein the interface comprises a Peripheral Component Interface—Express (PCIe) interface.